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Empress Yin (, personal name unknown) (80? –August 102 CE) was an empress during the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was Emperor He's first wife. She was a daughter of Yin Gang, a grandson of Emperor Guangwu's wife Empress Yin Lihua's brother Yin Shi. She became an imperial consort in 92 and quickly became a favorite of Emperor He. She was described as beautiful but short and clumsy, and often unable to carry out the ceremonies that empresses are to perform with physical grace. She was also described as arrogant due to her noble heritage.
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