Yuan · Chaste Widow

Lady Liu 劉氏

Liu Shi

Attested AD 1355 - AD 1368

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Liu was a Chaste Widow.

Life and dates

Death

Threw herself from the pagoda at Tianning Temple in Zhangde
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 340

Attested activity

AD 1355 to AD 1368 戰死澤、潞間
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 201, passages 334-335

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Qi Guan (齊關)
wife 妻 · Widowed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 334, 339

Career and standing

Preserved resolve
Widow
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 336
Suffered
Poverty
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 336

Places and affiliations

At Henan 河南
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 334, 338
At Tianning Temple, Zhangde 彰德天寧寺 · Relation Died at
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 338, 340

Works and attributed material

Prayer · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 338-339
Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode deception
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passage 337

Events and relationships

Climbed pagoda at Tianning Temple Zhangde and threw herself down
Suicide · Actor
Directly stated · History of Yuan 201, passages 338, 340

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 201Volume 201 Biographies 88: Exemplary Women 2 · 4 passages

齊關妻劉氏，河南人。 Qi Guan's wife, Lady Liu, came from Henan.

劉氏貧無所依，守志不奪。 Left poor and without support, Lady Liu nonetheless held to her vow and would not be swayed.

有來強議婚者，劉氏紿曰：「吾三月三日有心願，償畢，當從汝所言。」 When a man came pressing her to remarry, Lady Liu put him off, saying, "On the third day of the third month I have a vow to fulfill. When it is done, I will do as you ask."

是日，徑往彰德天寧寺，登浮圖絕頂，祝天曰：「妾本河南名家劉氏女，遭世亂，適湖南齊關為妻。 On that day she went straight to Tianning Temple in Zhangde, climbed to the top of the pagoda, and prayed to heaven: "I was born a daughter of the eminent Liu family of Henan. In this age of chaos I was given in marriage to Qi Guan of Hunan.