Queen Bian (Chinese: 邊王后; personal name unknown) was an empress of the Xianbei-led Chinese Western Qin dynasty. Her husband was Qifu Gangui (King Wuyuan).[1]

Shortly after Qifu Gangui became king in 388, after the death of his brother, the founding king Qifu Guoren (King Xuanlie), he created her empress. Qifu Guoren was not mentioned as having created an empress, 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 Empress Dongping, as queen, although presumably Empress Fu was deposed and Empress 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 Empress Bian empress. (The succession table below assumes as such.)

References

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  1. ^ "Empress Bian - Comprehensive Romance of the Three Kingdoms Biography". kongming.net. Retrieved 2023-04-15.
Chinese royalty
New dynasty Empress of Western Qin
388–394
Succeeded by
Preceded by Queen of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai)
388–394
Preceded by Empress of Western Qin
394–400
Dynasty interrupted
Empress of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai)
394–400
Succeeded by
Dynasty resumed Empress of Western Qin
409–412
Succeeded by
Preceded by Empress of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai)
409–412