Empress Lü
241–180 BCE
Wife of Liu Bang, who held power over China as regent after his death.
- Known as
- Empress
- Category
- Leaders & Baddies
- Born
- 241 BCE, Shan
- Died
- 180 BCE, Chang'an
Alive at the same time as Empress Lü
- Aristarchus of Samos c. 310–c. 230 BCE, astronomer
- Ashoka c. 304–232 BCE, emperor
- Archimedes c. 287–212 BCE, mathematician
- Eratosthenes c. 276–c. 194 BCE, mathematician
- Qin Shi Huang 259–210 BCE, emperor
- Liu Bang 256–195 BCE, emperor
- Plautus c. 254–184 BCE, playwright
- Hannibal 247–c. 183 BCE, general
- Scipio Africanus c. 236–183 BCE, general
- Cato the Elder 234–149 BCE, statesman
- Polybius c. 200–c. 118 BCE, historian
- Zhang Qian c. 195–114 BCE, diplomat and explorer
Portrait: 鍾 惺, 1574-1624, Public domain.