Sui and Tang · Family Member

Elder sister of Wang Azu 王阿足姊

Attested AD 650 - AD 700

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elder sister of Wang Azu was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

died 喪
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 145

Attested activity

AD 650 to AD 700 唐王阿足姊
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 203, passages 140, 145

Family

Sibling of Wang Azu (王阿足)
elder sister 姊 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 140

Career and standing

Active
Widow
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 143

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 3 passages

冀州鹿城女子王阿足者，早孤，無兄弟，唯姊一人。 Wang Azu of Lucheng in Ji Prefecture was orphaned early, had no brothers, and only one elder sister.

為姊年老孤寡，不能舍去，乃誓不嫁，以養其姊。 Because her sister was elderly, widowed, and alone, she could not abandon her; she vowed never to marry and devoted herself to supporting her sister.

及姊喪，葬送以禮。 When her sister died, she buried her with full ceremony.