Empress Dowager Ma (1578–1669), personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Dowager Zhaosheng, was an empress dowager of the Chinese Southern Ming dynasty. She was a Sichuanese native and the birth mother of the Yongli Emperor. She converted to Roman Catholicism and adopted the name Maria.

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Citizenship: Ming dynasty, Qing dynasty
Born: 1578
Died: 1669

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Citizenship: Ming dynasty, Qing dynasty
Born: 1578
Died: 1669

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