Empress Bian (Cao Huan's wife)

Empress Bian
卞皇后
Empress Bian; 卞皇后
Empress consort of Cao Wei
Tenure	28 November 263 – 4 February 266
Predecessor	Empress Bian
Born	Unknown
Died	Unknown
Spouse	Cao Huan
Father	Bian Lin

Empress Bian, personal name unknown, was an empress of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was married to Cao Huan (Emperor Yuan), the fifth and last emperor of Cao Wei. She was a daughter of Bian Lin (卞霖) and a granddaughter of Bian Bing (卞秉), a brother of Lady Bian (the mother of Cao Pi, the first Wei emperor).

Cao Huan married Empress Bian in November 263, when he was 17. Her age is not known. There was no further records of her activities, as her husband was himself under the tight control of the regent Sima Zhao. There is also no record of her activities after her husband abdicated in favour of Sima Zhao's son Sima Yan, ending the Cao Wei state and establishing the Jin dynasty, although presumably, since her husband was created the Prince of Chenliu, that she became the Princess of Chenliu. She also was presumably granted a posthumous imperial title after her death (as her husband was), but there is no record of what that posthumous name was.

References

^ According to Cao Huan's biography in Sanguozhi, Lady Bian became empress on the guimao day of the 10th month of the 4th year of the Jingyuan era of Cao Huan's reign. This corresponds to 28 Nov 263 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar. ((景元四年十月)癸卯, 立皇后卞氏) Sanguozhi, vol. 04.

Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
Pei, Songzhi (5th century). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi zhu).

Chinese royalty
Preceded by Empress Bian (Cao Mao's wife)	Empress of Cao Wei 263–266	Succeeded by none (dynasty destroyed)
Preceded by Empress Bian (Cao Mao's wife)	Empress of China (Northern/Central) 263–266	Succeeded by Empress Yang Yan of Jin
Preceded by Empress Zhang (later) of Shu Han	Empress of China (Southwestern) 263–266	Succeeded by Empress Yang Yan of Jin