Empress Guo Shengtong (郭聖通) (died AD 52) was an empress during Han Dynasty. She was the first empress of her husband Emperor Guangwu (Liu Xiu), the one who established Eastern Han Dynasty as a restoration of the overthrown Western Han Dynasty. She eventually lost her husband's favor and was deposed in 41. However, both she and her family continued to be respected and honored even after she was deposed.
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