Yuan · Wife of Guo Weixin who hanged herself

Lady Hao 郝氏

Hao shi

Attested AD 1271 - AD 1368

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Hao was a Wife of Guo Weixin who hanged herself.

Life and dates

Death

Hanged herself · Motive could not bear to live on alone after husband's death
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 46

Attested activity

AD 1271 to AD 1368 Yuan-dynasty setting of Yuanshi exemplary-women chapter
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 201, passage 46

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Guo Weixin (郭惟辛)
wife 妻
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 46

Career and standing

special commendation 旌異
Granted
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 47

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Subject of
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 201, passage 46

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 46

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 201Volume 201 Biographies 88: Exemplary Women 2 · 1 passage

又周經妻吳氏、郭惟辛妻郝氏、陳輝妻白氏、張頑住妻杜氏、程二妻成氏、李貞妻武氏、暗都剌妻張氏，並以夫死，不忍獨生，自縊而死。 Lady Wu, wife of Zhou Jing; Lady Hao, wife of Guo Weixin; Lady Bai, wife of Chen Hui; Lady Du, wife of Zhang Wanzhu; Lady Cheng, wife of Cheng Er; Lady Wu, wife of Li Zhen; and Lady Zhang, wife of Andula—all hanged themselves when their husbands died, unwilling to live on alone.