Empress Mingdao
| Empress Mao 毛皇后 | |||||
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| Empress consort of Cao Wei | |||||
| Tenure | 26 December 227 – 22 September 237 | ||||
| Predecessor | Empress Wende | ||||
| Successor | Empress Mingyuan | ||||
| Born | Unknown | ||||
| Died | 22 September 237 | ||||
| Spouse | Cao Rui | ||||
| Issue | Cao Yin, Prince Ai of Anping | ||||
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| Father | Mao Jia (毛嘉) | ||||
Empress Mao (fl. 223 – 22 September 237), personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Mingdao, was an empress of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born to a lowly family, she was married to Cao Rui, the second emperor of Wei, but would later lose favor and her life.