Princess Pingyang
| Princess Zhao of Pingyang | |||||
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| Born | Between 583 and 598 | ||||
| Died | March 623 | ||||
| Spouse | Chai Shao (柴紹) | ||||
| Issue | Chai Zhewei, Duke of Qiao (柴哲威) Chai Lingwu, Duke of Xiangyang (柴令武) | ||||
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| Father | Emperor Gaozu of Tang | ||||
| Mother | Empress Taimu | ||||
Princess Pingyang (Chinese: 平陽公主; pinyin: Píngyáng Gōngzhǔ, formally Princess Zhao of Pingyang (平陽昭公主, died March 623) was a Chinese princess and general.
She was the only daughter of Li Yuan (later crowned as Emperor Gaozu), the founding emperor of the Tang dynasty, and his wife Empress Taimu. She helped him to seize power and eventually take over the throne from Sui dynasty by organizing an "Army of the Lady" (娘子軍), commanded by herself, in her campaign to capture the Sui capital Chang'an. She was the first woman general of the Tang dynasty.