Ancient China · Royal Consort

Mei Xi 妹喜

Mèi Xǐ

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mei Xi was a Royal Consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 7

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 36Volume 36 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage

故皇、英降而虞道隆，任、姒歸而姬宗盛，妹、妲致夏、殷之釁，褒、趙結周、漢之禍。 When E Huang and Nüying came down to Shun, the way of Yu flourished; when Ren and Si entered the Zhou house, the Ji clan rose to greatness. Mei Xi and Daji brought ruin upon Xia and Yin; Bao Si and Zhao Feiyan brought disaster upon Zhou and Han.