Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort; mother of Sima Yu

Lady Xie 謝才人

Xie cairen

Died AD 300

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lady Xie was a consort; mother of Sima Yu. It is not yet established whether this person is the same as similarly named people in other chapters.

Life and dates

Death

AD 300 十二月
Interrogated to death · Authority Sima Dan (司馬澹)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 65

Attested activity

Undated Source Attestation true · Event The biography identifies Lady Xie of Talented rank as Sima Yu's mother; no calendar date is stated.
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 2

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Sima Yu (司馬遹)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 2

Source notes

was a butcher family daughter
Field origin
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 23

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 5 passages

湣懷太子遹，字熙祖，惠帝長子，母曰謝才人。 Crown Prince Minhuai, Yu, courtesy name Xizu, was Emperor Hui's eldest son; his mother was Talented Lady Xie.

其母本屠家女也，故太子好之。 His mother was originally a butcher’s daughter, which is why the crown prince enjoyed this.

並謝妃共要克期而兩發，勿疑猶豫，致後患。 Together with Consort Xie we agreed a joint date for simultaneous rising—do not hesitate and breed later trouble.

澹以兵仗送太子妃王氏、三皇孫于金墉城，考竟謝淑妃及太子保林蔣俊。 Dan escorted Crown Princess Wang and the three imperial grandsons to Jinyong under armed guard, and interrogated Consort Xie and the crown prince’s Lady Baolin Jiang Jun to death.

自為太子以來，敕見禁檢，不得見母。 Since becoming crown prince, edicts confined me—I could not see my mother.