Queen Bian
Queen Bian (邊王后, personal name unknown) was a queen of the Chinese/Xianbei state Western Qin. Her husband was Qifu Gangui (King Wuyuan).
Shortly after Qifu Gangui became king in 388, after the death of his brother, the founding king Qifu Guoren (King Xuanlie), he created her queen. Qifu Guoren was not mentioned as having created a queen, but could have. At that point, she was already described of as his wife. However, nothing more is known about her, including whether she was the mother of his eventual successor, his son Qifu Chipan (King Wenzhao). In 394, Qifu Gangui, in a political marriage, married the sister of the Former Qin emperor Fu Deng, the Queen Dongping, as queen, although presumably Queen Fu was deposed and Queen Bian restored after Former Qin's destruction by Later Qin later in 394, for after Qifu Gangui lost his state but restored it in 409, he again created Queen Bian queen. (The succession table below assumes as such.)
Chinese royalty | ||
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New dynasty | Queen of Western Qin 388–394 |
Succeeded by Queen Fu |
Preceded by Empress Yang of Former Qin |
Queen of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai) 388–394 | |
Preceded by Queen Fu |
Queen of Western Qin 394–400 |
Dynasty interrupted |
Queen of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai) 394–400 |
Succeeded by Empress Zhang of Later Qin | |
Dynasty resumed | Queen of Western Qin 409–412 |
Succeeded by Queen Tufa |
Preceded by Empress Zhang of Later Qin |
Queen of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai) 409–412 |