Ancient China · Consort

Empress Huiwen 惠文后

Huiwen Hou

Died BC 338

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Huiwen as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Huiwen 惠文后 Huiwen Hou
Title Empress Huiwen 惠文后 Huìwén Hòu
Descriptive kinship King Wu's mother 武王母

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 先武王死 · Western Interval: Start: BC 338 · End: BC 307
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0006

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 先武王死 · Western Interval: Start: BC 338 · End: BC 307
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0006

Family

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  • Spouse of King Hui of Qin (秦惠王)
    Kinship Term: empress / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
  • Parent of King Wu of Qin (秦武王)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72Biography of the Marquis of Rang · 2 passages