Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Mother of Yuwen Xian 達步干氏

Attested AD 574 - AD 578

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Yuwen Xian was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 574 建德三年
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 261
AD 578 高祖崩，宣帝嗣位
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 252

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Yuwen Xian (憲)
birth mother 所生母
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 260

Origins and identity

Rouran 茹茹
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 260
Clan Tabogan 達步干氏
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 260

Career and standing

Grand Consort of Qi state 齊國太妃
AD 574 建德三年 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 261

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 261
Polity Rouran 茹茹 · Relation Origin
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 260

Assessments and attributes

long suffered wind-and-heat illness that repeatedly flared
Illness
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 12, passage 263

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 12Volume 12 Biographies 4: Prince Xian of Qiyang · 6 passages

但以老母在堂，恐留茲恨耳。」 Only that my old mother is still at home—I fear she will keep this regret."

憲所生母達步干氏，茹茹人也。 Yuwen Xian's birth mother was of the Tabogan clan—a Rouran woman.

建德三年，册為齊國太妃。 In the third year of Jiande (574) she was enfeoffed as Grand Consort of Qi state.

憲有至性，事母以孝聞。 Yuwen Xian had utmost nature; in serving his mother he was famed for filial piety.

太妃舊患風熱，屢經發動，憲衣不解帶，扶侍左右。 The Grand Consort had long suffered wind-and-heat illness; it repeatedly flared up, and Yuwen Xian did not loosen his belt but supported and attended at her side.

憲或東西從役，每心驚，其母必有疾，乃馳使參問，果如所慮。 When Yuwen Xian was away on campaigns east or west, his heart would suddenly start; invariably his mother had taken ill—he would dispatch a fast courier to inquire, and it proved exactly as he feared.