Overview
Zhao Shi was an Exemplary Woman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Zhao Girl | 趙女 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1047 to AD 1048 王則反Hanged herself in a sedan chair · At prefectural offices 州廨Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 69
Attested activity
- AD 1047 to AD 1048 王則反Dated from the passage context · History of Song 460, passages 56, 58
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Zhao Shi (趙氏父)father 父Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 57
Places and affiliations
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of Song 460, passages 56, 58
- At Beizhou 貝州Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 56
- At Beizhou 貝州 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passage 56
- At her family home 其家 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passage 61
Works and attributed material
- Poem on the Zhao Girl 趙女詩Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passage 70
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zhao Shi (趙氏)Directly stated · History of Song 460, passages 60, 64-65, 67
Events and relationships
- Feigned acceptance of betrothalDeception · ActorDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passages 60-61
- Hanged self in sedanSuicide · Actor · At prefectural offices 州廨Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 69
- SeizedDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passage 58
- Took leave of family and mounted sedanFarewell · ActorDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passages 64, 68
- Wailed and cursed seeking deathResistance · ResisterDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passage 59
Assessments and attributes
- exceptionally beautifulPhysical descriptionDirectly stated · History of Song 460, passages 58-59
References in the histories
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