Overview
Empress Shen was a consort and Nun.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Female
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religious name | Guanyin | 觀音 | Guanyin |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 627 to AD 629 貞觀初Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 228
Attested activity
- AD 604 及後主薨Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 225
- AD 582 to AD 589 後主Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 220-221, 223, 239
- AD 569 to AD 582 後主在東宮Dated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 219
- AD 589 會國亡Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
- AD 618 煬帝被殺Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
- AD 627 to AD 629 貞觀初Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 228
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- AD 604 to AD 618 隋煬帝每巡幸Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Last Ruler (後主)empress 后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 220, 239
- Child of Junli (君理)father 父Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 219
- Parent of Yin (胤)her own child 己子 · Adoptive parentageDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 223
- Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 223
Career and standing
- Empress 皇后HeldDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 238-239
- EnteredAD 569 to AD 582 後主在東宮 · MourningDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 219
- EnteredAD 618 煬帝被殺 · NunDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chen 陳 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
- Polity Sui 隋 · Relation Resided underDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Resided underDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 228
- AD 589 乃與後主俱入長安At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
- AD 582 始興王叔陵之亂At Qiuxian Hall 求賢殿 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 239
- AD 569 to AD 582 後主在東宮At a separate hall 別殿 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 219
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- AD 618 煬帝被殺At Guangling 廣陵 · Relation Traveled fromDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
- AD 618 煬帝被殺At Piling 毗陵 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
- AD 618 煬帝被殺Organization Tianjing Temple 天靜寺 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
Learning and skills
- Subjects classics and histories 經史Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 218
- Belief Buddhism 釋典 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passages 221-222, 227
- Skill calligraphy and composition 書翰 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 218
Works and attributed material
- lament for the last ruler 哀辭Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 225
- lament for the last ruler 哀辭Relation AuthorDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 225
- Memorial · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
Events and relationships
- Composed a bitter lament after the last ruler diedAD 604 及後主薨 · Literary · AuthorDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 225
- Crossed the Yangzi from Guangling and became a nun at Tianjing Temple under the name GuanyinAD 618 煬帝被殺 · Religious · NunDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
- Entered Chang'an with the last rulerDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
- Exposed herself and chanted sutras in a drought, after which rain fellRitual · SupplicantDated from the passage context · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 222
- Mourned father beyond the ritesAD 569 to AD 582 後主在東宮 · Ritual · MournerDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 219
- Nearly deposed in favor of Zhang Guifei; the fall of Chen prevented itDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 224
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- Ordered to accompany Emperor Yang of Sui on every tourDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
- AD 604 to AD 618 隋煬帝每巡幸Directly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 226
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment lived thriftily without brocade · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 221
- Assessment never showed envy despite Zhang Guifei's favor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 220
- Assessment upright, quiet, discerning, few desires, quick-witted, strong memory · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 218
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 218
- close attendants numbered only about a hundredDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 221
- To Guanyin 觀音 · Context ordinationDirectly stated · History of the Southern Dynasties 12, passage 227
References in the histories
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