Ancient China · Consort

Qin Consort of King Ping 秦女

Attested BC 528 - BC 516

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qin Consort of King Ping was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 528 to BC 516 平王娶秦女
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 66, passage 8

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of King Zhao of Chu (楚昭王)
mother 母
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 66, passages 8, 72
Spouse of King Ping of Chu (楚平王)
took as wife 娶 · Secondary marriage
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 66, passage 8

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 66Biography of Wu Zixu · 5 passages

平王使無忌為太子取婦於秦，秦女好，無忌馳歸報平王曰：「秦女絕美，王可自取，而更為太子取婦。」 King Ping sent Wuji to take a wife for the crown prince from Qin. The Qin woman was beautiful, so Wuji galloped back to report to King Ping, saying: 'The Qin woman is exceptionally beautiful. The king can take her himself and get another wife for the crown prince.'

平王遂自取秦女而絕愛幸之，生子軫。 King Ping then took the Qin woman himself and doted on her exclusively. She gave birth to a son named Zhen.

無忌既以秦女自媚於平王，因去太子而事平王。 Wuji, having used the Qin woman to curry favor with King Ping, then left the crown prince and served King Ping.

頃之，無忌又日夜言太子短於王曰：「太子以秦女之故，不能無怨望，願王少自備也。 After a while, Wuji again spoke day and night of the crown prince's faults to the king, saying: 'Because of the Qin woman's matter, the crown prince is bound to harbor resentment. I wish the king would prepare himself slightly.

初，平王所奪太子建秦女生子軫，及平王卒，軫竟立為後，是為昭王。 Initially, the Qin woman whom King Ping had seized from Crown Prince Jian gave birth to a son named Zhen. When King Ping died, Zhen was finally established as heir. This was King Zhao.