Sui and Tang · Family Member

Elder sister of Wang Azu 王阿足姊

Died AD 649

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Elder sister of Wang Azu was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

AD 649 to AD 683 未紀年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 193, passage 159

Attested activity

AD 649 to AD 683 未紀年
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 193, passages 154, 159

Family

Sibling of Wang Azu (王阿足)
elder sister 姊
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 193, passage 154

Career and standing

Noted as old widowed and alone
Widow
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 193, passage 157

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 193Volume 187 Biographies 137: Loyal and Righteous 1 · 3 passages

冀州女子王氏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 old, widowed, and alone, she could not abandon her; she swore not to marry and supported her sister instead.

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