Empress Ma (Hongwu)
| Empress Xiaocigao 孝慈高皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress Consort of the Ming Dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 23 January 1368 – 23 September 1382 | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Xiaominrang | ||||||||
| Born | 18 July 1332 Suzhou | ||||||||
| Died | 23 September 1382 (aged 50) Yingtian Prefecture, Zhili (present-day Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China) | ||||||||
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| Spouse | Hongwu Emperor | ||||||||
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| Clan | Ma (馬) | ||||||||
| Father | Lord Ma, Prince of Xu (徐王 馬公) | ||||||||
| Mother | Zheng Ao, Consort of Prince of Xu (徐王夫人 鄭媼) | ||||||||
Empress Xiaocigao (Chinese: 孝慈高皇后, 18 July 1332 – 23 September 1382), commonly known as Empress Ma (Chinese: 馬皇后), was an imperial consort of the Ming dynasty. She was the principal wife of the Hongwu Emperor and acted as his adviser in politics, exerting a large amount of influence during his reign.