Qin and Han · Consort

Younger sister of Dong Xian

Attested BC 7 - BC 1

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Younger sister of Dong Xian as a consort and family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Younger sister of Dong Xian
Title Brilliant Companion 昭儀 Zhaoyi
Descriptive kinship Younger sister of Dong Xian 女弟

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 哀帝之時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 7 · End: BC 1
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:031:s0009

Family

  • Sibling of Dong Xian (董賢)
    Kinship Term: younger sister / 女弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 2 passages