Helian Ding's empress

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(Name unknown) was the wife of Helian Ding, the last emperor of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Xia. Very little is known about her -- not even her name. Helian Ding took the throne in 428 after his brother Helian Chang was captured by rival Northern Wei's forces, and it was sometime after that he created her empress. When his brothers Helian Shegan (赫連社干) the Duke of Shanggu and Helian Duluogu (赫連度洛孤) the Duke of Guangyang surrendered his capital Pingliang (平涼, in modern Pingliang, Gansu) to Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei in 430, she was captured. Emperor Taiwu gave her to his general Doudai Tian (豆代田) as a concubine. Nothing further is known about her.

Preceded by Helian Chang's empress	Empress of Xia 428?-430	Succeeded by None (dynasty destroyed)
	Empress of China (Central Shaanxi/Eastern Gansu) 428?-430	Succeeded by Empress Helian of Northern Wei