Wenxian 文獻

Names

Identity

Historicity

Historical

Identification

Named

Sex

Female

• Sex: female
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Roles

• Consort
• Royal Family Member

Family

• Spouse of Emperor Wen (隋高祖)
  Kinship Term: empress-consort / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband · Relationship State: active

Career and standing

• Title: Wenxian / 文獻 · Action: held
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• Status: empress · Label: Empress / 后 · Action: held
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Works and attributed material

• Kind: historian-appraisal · Role: subject · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
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• Kind: quotation · Role: topic · Work: Book of Documents / 書 · Statement: When the hen crows at dawn, the household is brought to ruin. · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Work: Book of Documents / 書
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Events and relationships

• Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: monopolized-favor-and-displaced-heir · Outcome: brought-ruin-upon-the-dynasty
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Assessments and attributes

• Assessment: Both empresses became imperial consorts while their husbands were still princes; the marital bond was deep and unchanging. · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
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• Assessment: Her virtue fell short of that praised in the Ospreys; her heart was not even-handed. She monopolized favor, displaced the rightful heir, and brought ruin upon the dynasty—alas! · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
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