Song, Liao, and Jin · Aristocrat

Lady Duji 獨吉氏

Duji Shi

Attested AD 1214 - AD 1234

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Overview

The translated histories identify Lady Duji as an aristocrat and family member. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lady Duji 獨吉氏 Duji Shi
Surname Duji 獨吉氏 Duji
Descriptive kinship Wife of Sahe Nian 撒合輦妻

Identity

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Sex
Female

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  • Aristocrat
  • Family Member

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History of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Biographies 68: Exemplary Women: The Wife of A Lin; The Wife of Li Baoxin; The Wife of Han Qingmin; Lei Fu, née Shi; Kang Zhuzhu; The Wife of Li Wen; The Wife of Li Ying; The Wife of Xiang Qi; A Luzhen; The Wife of Sahe Nian; The Wife of Xu Gu; Feng Miaozhen; Lady Pucha; Lady Wugulun; The Wife of Su Lan; The Wife of Mang Ge; Lady Yin; Lady Bai; Nie Xiaonü; The Wife of Zhong De; Lady Li of Baofu; Zhang Fengnu · 5 passages
列傳第六十八 列女 ○阿鄰妻 李寶信妻 韓慶民妻 雷婦師氏 康住住 李文妻 李英妻 相琪妻 阿魯真 撒合輦妻 許古妻 馮妙真 蒲察氏 烏古論氏 素蘭妻 忙哥妻 尹氏 白氏 聶孝女 仲德妻 寶符李氏 張鳳奴 Biographies 68 — Exemplary Women: The Wife of A Lin; The Wife of Li Baoxin; The Wife of Han Qingmin; Lei Fu, née Shi; Kang Zhuzhu; The Wife of Li Wen; The Wife of Li Ying; The Wife of Xiang Qi; A Luzhen; The Wife of Sahe Nian; The Wife of Xu Gu; Feng Miaozhen; Lady Pucha; Lady Wugulun; The Wife of Su Lan; The Wife of Mang Ge; Lady Yin; Lady Bai; Nie Xiaonü; The Wife of Zhong De; Lady Li of Baofu; Zhang Fengnu
撒合輦為中京留守,大兵圍之,撒合輦疽發背不能軍,獨吉氏度城必破,謂撒合輦曰:「公本無功能,徒以宗室故嘗在禁近,以至提點近侍局,同判睦親府,今又為留守外路第一等官,受國家恩最厚。 Sahe Nian was defender of the Central Capital when the main enemy army laid siege. A carbuncle on his back left him unable to take the field. Lady Duji saw that the city would fall and told him, "You never had great talent; you rose only as a member of the imperial clan—first near the throne as director of the Bureau of Palace Attendants and associate administrator of the Office of Imperial Kin, and now as defender, the highest post on the frontier circuits. The state has favored you beyond measure.
撒合輦出巡城,獨吉氏乃取平日衣服妝具玩好布之臥榻,資貨悉散之家人,豔妝盛服過於平日,且戒女使曰:「我死則扶置榻上,以衾覆面,四圍舉火焚之。 While Sahe Nian went out to inspect the walls, Lady Duji spread her everyday clothes, cosmetics, and treasures on the couch, gave her valuables to the household, dressed more richly than ever, and told her maids, "When I die, lay me on the couch, cover my face with a quilt, and burn me on all sides.