Empress Gi

Empress Gi (1315–1369), born in Haengju, Goryeo, was sent to the Yuan court as a tribute girl in 1333 and became the favoured consort of Toghon Temür. After bearing the future Ayushiridara in 1339, she was made secondary empress in 1340 and wielded real power through her eunuch.

When King Gongmin of Goryeo killed her brother in 1356, her punitive army was routed at the Yalu. She became primary empress in 1365, fled the Ming advance in 1368, and died at Yingchang in 1369.