Qin and Han · Early Han Court Woman

Lü Xu 呂嬃

Lǚ Xū

Died BC 180

Passages
4
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Lü Xu as a family member and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lü Xu 呂嬃 Lǚ Xū
Descriptive kinship aunt
Personal Empress Lü 呂嬃 Lǚ Xū
Personal name Lü Xu 呂嬃 Lǚ Xū
Personal name Xu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Family Member
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: flogged to death · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年八月辛酉 · Western Year: BC 180
    Explicit · hanshu:004:s0085

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 八年…姑呂嬃 · Western Year: BC 180
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0055
  • Source Date: Text: 呂嬃 · Western Interval: Start: BC 206 · End: BC 180
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:098:s0153

Family

  • Kin of Lü Lu (呂祿)
    Kinship Term: aunt / 姑 · Subject Role: paternal aunt · Object Role: nephew

Works and attributed material

Assessments and attributes

  • Item: pearls, jade, and precious vessels / 珠玉寶器 · Relation: scattered
    Explicit · hanshu:004:s0057

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 4Volume 3: Annals of Empress Lü Zhi · 3 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 98Volume 92: Notable Women: Cui Lan's Consort Feng, Feng Zhuo's Consort Liu, Wei Pu's Consort Fang, Hu Changming's Consort Zhang · 1 passage