Qin and Han · Consort

Commoner girl titled eldest princess 家人子

Attested BC 198

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Commoner girl titled eldest princess was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 198 和親
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 99, passages 69-70

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Modu (冒頓)
wife 妻 · BC 198 和親
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 99, passages 69-70

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 99Biographies of Liu Jing and Shusun Tong · 1 passage

上竟不能遣長公主，而取家人子名為長公主，妻單于。 In the end, the Emperor could not bring himself to send the eldest princess. Instead, he took a girl from a common family, bestowed on her the title of eldest princess, and married her to the Chanyu.