Guo Huai (郭槐) | 24 Histories

Overview

Guo Huai was a Lady of Yicheng mentioned in Sima Yu's letter. It is not yet established whether this person is the same as similarly named people in other chapters.

Life and dates

Death

Undated Source Attestation true · Event Sima Yu's letter states that the Lady of Yicheng had already died; no calendar date is stated.
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 77

Attested activity

Undated Source Attestation true · Event Guo Huai wished to make Han Shou's daughter the crown princess; no calendar date is stated.
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 34
Undated Source Attestation true · Event Sima Yu's letter says that since the Lady of Yicheng died he sat uncomforted in empty rooms; no calendar date is stated.
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 77

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Empress Jia (賈后)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 34

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 2 passages

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初，賈后母郭槐欲以韓壽女為太子妃，太子亦欲婚韓氏以自固。 Earlier, Empress Jia's mother, Guo Huai, had wanted Han Shou's daughter to become crown princess. The crown prince also hoped that marrying into the Han family would strengthen his position.

自宜城君亡，不見存恤，恆在空室中坐。 Since the Lady of Yicheng died I received no comforting word—I constantly sat alone in empty rooms.