Princess of Pingyang (平陽公主)

Overview

The translated histories identify Princess of Pingyang as a royal family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Princess of Pingyang	平陽公主	Píngyáng gōngzhǔ
Title	Princess of Pingyang	平陽公主	Píngyáng gōngzhǔ
Title	Princess Pingyang	平陽主	Pingyang Zhu
Title	Princess Pingyang	平陽公主

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Strongly inferred · shiji:054:s0139
Sex: female
Explicit · shiji:104:s0090
Value: female
Explicit · shiji:125:s0058

Roles

Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 今天子 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87
Explicit · shiji:125:s0058, shiji:125:s0038
Source Date: Text: 時尚平陽公主 · Western Interval: Start: BC 148 · End: BC 125
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:054:s0139
Source Date: Text: 過平陽主 · Western Interval: Start: BC 140 · End: BC 120
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:104:s0090, shiji:104:s0061

Family

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Spouse of Shi (時)
Kinship Term: married / 尚 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: formed
Parent of Xiang (襄)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Title: Princess Pingyang / 平陽公主 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:125:s0058

Events and relationships

Kind: court · Role: recommender · Action: mentioned-Yannian-sister-as-dancer · Other Person Id: Lady Li (李夫人)
Explicit · shiji:125:s0058
Kind: social · Role: host · Action: received General of the Guard with Tian Ren and Ren An
Explicit · shiji:104:s0090

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 54House of Chancellor Cao · 1 passage

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時尚平陽公主，生子襄。 Shi married the Princess of Pingyang and fathered a son named Xiang.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 104Biography of Tian Shu · 1 passage

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衛將軍從此兩人過平陽主，主家令兩人與騎奴同席而食，此二子拔刀列斷席別坐。 When the General of the Guard took these two men along on a visit to Princess Pingyang, the princess's household staff ordered them to share a dining mat with the mounted slaves. The two men drew their swords, slashed the mat in two, and took their seats apart from the slaves.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 125Biographies of Flatterers · 1 passage

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而平陽公主言延年女弟善舞，上見，心說之，及入永巷，而召貴延年。 Princess Pingyang mentioned that Yannian's younger sister was a gifted dancer. When the emperor saw her perform, he was captivated. After she was taken into the palace, the emperor summoned Yannian and raised him to a position of honor.