Ancient China · Exemplary Woman of Song

Lady Bo Ji of Song 宋伯姬

Song Bo Ji

Attested BC 543 - BC 543

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 3

Overview

Lady Bo Ji of Song was an Exemplary Woman of Song.

Life and dates

Death

Burned · Cause Walked into flames upholding righteousness
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 109

Attested activity

BC 543 《春秋》褒宋伯姬
Directly stated · History of Liao 107, passage 5
BC 543 春秋宋伯姬之世
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passage 230
BC 543 春秋宋國伯姬赴火
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 109

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 109

Works and attributed material

Allusion · Exemplar · Mode quotation Speaker Yuan She (原涉)
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 230

Events and relationships

Upheld righteousness and died in fire
Ritual · Exemplar
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 109

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 1 passage

始自約敕之時，意乃慕宋伯姬及陳孝婦，不幸一為盜賊所污，遂行淫失，知其非禮，然不能自還。 At first she means to emulate Lady Bo Ji of Song and the filial wife of Chen; once defiled by bandits, she falls into debauchery, knows it is wrong, yet cannot turn back.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

昔宋伯姬守義赴火，流稱至今。 In ancient times Lady Bo Ji of Song upheld righteousness and walked into the flames; her fame endures to this day.

History of Liao, Chapter 107Volume 107 Biographies 37: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

《詩》贊衛共姜，《春秋》褒宋伯姬，蓋不得已，所以重人倫之變也。 The Book of Songs praises Wei Gong Jiang, and the Spring and Autumn Annals commends Song Bo Ji—each case arose only when there was no other choice, and thus marks how heavily human relations weigh when they are torn apart.