Empress Qiang [SEP] date of death
Empress Qiang
Empress Qiang (強皇后, personal name unknown) (died 356), formally Empress Mingde (明德皇后, literally "the understanding and virtuous empress"), was an empress of the Chinese/Di state Former Qin. Her husband was Former Qin's founding emperor, Fu Jiàn (Emperor Jingming).
She appeared to be Fu Jiàn's wife during the time that he was heir apparent to his father Fu Hong (苻洪), a major general and Di chieftain during Later Zhao. When Fu Jiàn
. Shortly after the death of the emperor in 195 BC, Prince Yin of Zhao died as a result of poisoning in a plot instigated by the emperor's widow, Empress Dowager Lü, to ensure he would not become emperor.
The position of King of Zhao was re-created by Empress Dowager Lü in 187 BC for Liu Qiang. Liu Qiang was siad to be a son of Emperor Hui of Han, but this was not the case. After Liu Qiang died in 183 BC without an heir, another supposed