Wei Zifu

Wei Zifu

Wei Zifu (simplified Chinese: 卫子夫; traditional Chinese: 衛子夫; pinyin: Weì Zǐfū; Wade–Giles: Wei Tzu-fu; died 9 September 91 BC), posthumously known as Empress Si of the Filial Wu (Chinese: 孝武思皇后; pinyin: Xiàowǔ Sī Huánghòu) or Wei Si Hou (衛思后, "Wei the Thoughtful Empress"), was an empress consort during ancient China's Han dynasty. She was the second wife of the famous Emperor Wu and his spouse for 49 years. She stayed as his empress for 38 years, the second longest in Chinese history (behind only the 47-year reign of Empress Wang, the wife of Ming dynasty's Wanli Emperor, who lived over 1,600 years later). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wei Zifu has received more than 130,136 page views. Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wei Zifu is the 4,781st most popular politician (down from 4,000th in 2019).

Wei zifu is most famous for its use in traditional Chinese medicine. It is used to treat a variety of conditions, including pain, fever, and inflammation.