Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Princess Eyi 鄂邑公主

Èyì Gōngzhǔ

Died BC 80

Passages
10
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Princess Eyi as a rebel and royal family member. This record brings together 10 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Han

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Princess Eyi 鄂邑公主 Èyì Gōngzhǔ
Title Elder Princess 長公主
Title Elder Princess of Eyi 鄂邑長公主
Descriptive kinship elder sister of the emperor 帝姊
Alternate name Gai 盍
Personal name Princess Eyi 鄂邑公主

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Rebel
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年九月 · Western Year: BC 80
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0083
  • Source Date: Text: 後元二年 · Western Year: BC 87
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0008

Family

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  • Sibling of Emperor Zhao (孝昭皇帝)
    Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: paternal-half
    Kinship Term: elder sister / 帝姊 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: paternal-half
  • Parent of Wenxin (文信)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: plotted rebellion · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元鳳元年九月 · Western Year: BC 80
    Explicit · hanshu:008:s0083

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 10 passages
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燕王遣壽西長、孫縱之等賂遺長公主、丁外人、謁者杜延年、大將軍長史公孫遺等，交通私書，共謀令長公主置酒，伏兵 殺大將軍光，徵立燕王為天子，大逆毋道。 King Yan sent Shou Xichang, Sun Zongzhi, and others to bribe and give gifts to the Elder Princess, Ding Wai, Usher Du Yannian, the Grand General's Chief Secretary Gongsun Yi, and others. They communicated with private letters and together plotted to have the Elder Princess host a wine banquet with ambush troops to kill Grand General Guang, and summon and establish King Yan as Son of Heaven - a great rebellion against the proper way.
又曰：「燕王迷惑失道，前與齊王子劉澤等為逆，抑而不揚，望王反道自新，今乃與長公主及左將軍 桀等謀危宗廟。 The edict continued: 'The King of Yan was confused and lost his way. He had previously joined Prince Liu Ze of Qi and others in rebellion. Though this was suppressed and not widely publicized in the hope that the king would reform and return to the proper path, he has now conspired with the Long Princess and General of the Left Jie to endanger the ancestral temples.