Overview
Ding Lingguang was a consort.
IdentityHistorical · Female
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Mu | 穆 | Mù |
Life and dates
Birth
- At Fancheng 樊城Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 45
Death
- AD 526 普通七年十一月庚辰At coffin placed in Linyun Hall, eastern palace 東宮臨雲殿 · Age Value: 42 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 63
Age
- 14Reckoning Sui · Circumstance when taken by Xiao YanDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 49
- 42Reckoning Sui · Circumstance at deathDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 63
Attested activity
- AD 502 天監元年五月Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- AD 502 天監元年八月Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- AD 502 to AD 505 天監初Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 66-67
- AD 526 普通七年十一月庚辰Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 63-64
- AD 497 to AD 501 武帝鎮樊城Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 48-49
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Emperor Wu of Liang (梁武帝)took in 納 · Concubinage · AD 497 to AD 501 武帝鎮樊城Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 49
- Child of Grandfather of Ding Lingguang (丁令光之祖父)grandfather 祖父 · 2 generationsDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 44
- Betrothed to Wei Yide (魏益德)Betrothal · Ended
betroth 娉 · Betrothal · EndedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 48 - Parent of Prince Wei of Luling (廬陵威王)bore a son 育一男Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 67
- Parent of Crown Prince (皇太子)mother of 所生
born of 所生Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 55 - Parent of Emperor Jianwen (簡文帝)empress dowager to 太后Strongly inferred · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 65
- Child of Ding Daoqian (丁道遷)father 父Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 66
Career and standing
- Honored Consort 貴嬪AD 502 天監元年八月 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- Honored Person 貴人AD 502 天監元年五月 · Proposed not conferredDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- enshrined in the lesser ancestral temple 祔於小廟GrantedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 64
- empress dowager 太后Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 65
- posthumous name Mu 諡穆ProposedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 64
- GrantedCeremonial parity with crown princeDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 56
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation Consort of rulerDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- At the state of Qiao 譙國Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 43
- AD 502 天監元年八月At Xianyang Hall 顯陽殿 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 54
- AD 526 普通七年十一月庚辰At Ningling 甯陵 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 64
- At Fancheng 樊城 · Relation Born atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 45
- At Wuniu Village north of the Han 沔北五女村 · Relation Family settled atStrongly inferred · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 44
Learning and skills
- Subjects doctrines established by Emperor Wu, especially the Vimalakirti Sutra 帝所立經義、淨名經Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 62
- Belief Buddhism 佛教 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 60-61
Works and attributed material
- Vimalakirti Sutra 淨名經Relation StudiedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 62
- Memorial · Subject · Direct quotation · Extent s0055Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 55
- Prediction · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 46
Events and relationships
- Forced to pound five piculs of grain dailyDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 52
- Received the precepts with sweet dew omenReligious · PrecepteeDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 61
- Seemed to see a divine figure beside the sutra tableVision · SeerDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 53
- Unbothered by mosquitoes while spinning under the moonPersonal · SpinnerDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 47
- Relation Rival of · Person Empress Chi (郗皇后)Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 52
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment gentle, forgiving, unadorned, and not a seeker of private favors for kin · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 57-59
- red birthmark on the left arm that treatment could not remove, later vanished with her wartsPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 50-51
- Item gold ring 金環 · Relation ReceivedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 49
References in the histories
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