Princess of Taiyuan (太原長公主)

Overview

The translated histories identify Princess of Taiyuan as a consort, nun, and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese
Personal	Princess of Taiyuan	太原長公主
Title	Empress Xiaojing of Wei	魏孝靜後
Title	Princess of Taiyuan	太原長公主
Title	Princess of Taiyuan	太原公主

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Explicit · beiqishu:034:s0080

Roles

Consort
Nun
Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天保 · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 559
Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:034:s0080

Family

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Spouse of Yang Yin (楊愔)
Kinship Term: married / 尚 · Union Category: primary-marriage

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 4 passages

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尚太原長公主，即魏孝靜後也。 He married the Princess of Taiyuan, who was Empress Xiaojing of Wei.

自尚公主後，衣紫羅袍，金縷大帶。 After he married the princess he wore purple gauze robes and a great belt threaded with gold.

又曰：「阿麼姑禍也，道人姑夫死也。」 Another said, "Auntie brings ruin; the tonsured princess's husbands die."

羊為愔也，「角」文為用刀，「道人」謂廢帝小名，太原公主嘗作尼，故曰「阿麼姑」，愔子獻、天和皆帝姑夫云。 Sheep stood for Yin; the character for 'horn' splits into 'use' and 'knife'; 'Daoist' meant the deposed emperor's childhood name; the princess of Taiyuan had once been a nun, hence 'Auntie'; Zixian and Tianhe, both sons-in-law of the house, were tied to the rhyme.