Ancient China · Consort

Wife of Duke Wen of Yan 燕文公夫人

Attested BC 332

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wife of Duke Wen of Yan was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 332 易王
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 81, 84

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Duke Wen (文公)
wife 夫人
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 84

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 1 passage

蘇秦與燕文公夫人私通，懼誅，乃說王使齊為反閒，欲以亂齊。 Su Qin had illicit relations with the wife of Duke Wen of Yan. Fearing execution, he persuaded the king to send him to Qi as a double agent, hoping to create disorder there.