Imperial Consort Tangshan was an Imperial Consort of Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty. She was one of the few women writers who had come from the Han imperial family.[1] She had composed a song called “Sacrificial Ode: Inside the Chamber.”[2] The song would be used throughout the Han Dynasty as an ancestral worship song [read more]
Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi are national heroines of Vietnam.[1] They led a massive rebellion against Han Chinese rule and were made queens. Even though they were ultimately defeated, they became symbols of Vietnam’s resistance against foreign invasion.[2] Queen Trung Trac and Queen Trung Nhi have been honoured in a temple and at an [read more]
Imperial Consort Shen was Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty’s favourite Imperial Consort.[1] Emperor Wen loved Imperial Consort Shen very deeply.[2] She was of “significant status.”[3] She even shared the same privileges as Empress Dou Yifang.[4] Imperial Consort Shen was highly intelligent and frugal.[5] Very little is recorded of Imperial Consort Shen in historical sources.[6] In circa [read more]
Imperial Consort Qi was Emperor Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty’s favourite Imperial Consort. Her son, Prince Liu Ruyi, almost became Emperor of China. However, she is most famous for her gruesome and tragic death at the hands of Empress Dowager Lu Zhi.[1] Modern historians are beginning to doubt the accuracy of historical sources regarding [read more]
Princess Luyuan (also known as Princess Yuan of Lu) was the first Princess of the Han Dynasty.[1] She was the only daughter of Emperor Gaozu and Empress Dowager Lu Zhi of the Western Han Dynasty. She was the full-blooded sister of Emperor Hui and half-sibling of Emperor Wen. She was also the mother of Empress [read more]
Grand Princess Liu Yuan was the sister of Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty. She was posthumously made the Grand Princess of Xinyue.[1] During a war against Emperor Wang Mang of the Xin Dynasty, Grand Princess Liu Yuan and her three daughters were in danger of being killed by her enemies. Grand Princess Liu [read more]
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