Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince 太子

Tàizǐ

Attested BC 60 - BC 49

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 60 to BC 49 宣帝時太子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passages 195, 199

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 195

Events and relationships

Ordered palace recital of Wang Bao works
Cultural · Patron · With Wang Bao (王褒)
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 198
Recovered
Medical · Patient
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 197
Suffered melancholy forgetfulness
Medical · Patient
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 195

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 195

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 75Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 · 4 passages

其後太子體不安，苦忽忽善忘，不樂。 Later the crown prince fell ill with a restless, forgetful melancholy that would not lift.

詔使褒等皆之太子宮虞侍太子，朝夕誦讀奇文及所自造作。 An edict sent Wang Bao and his colleagues to the heir apparent's quarters to divert and attend him, reading aloud day and night from rare literature and from their own compositions.

疾平復，乃歸。 When the prince recovered, they were dismissed to their posts.

太子喜褒所為甘泉及洞簫頌，令後宮貴人左右皆誦讀之。 The heir especially loved Wang Bao's 'Sweet Springs' rhapsody and his 'Eulogy on the Panpipes' and ordered the palace ladies in attendance to memorize them.