Mother of Fu Chengzu (苻承祖母)

Overview

Mother of Fu Chengzu was an Elder Sister of Lady Yang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 386 to AD 534 魏世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 98, passage 140

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Lady Yang (楊氏)
elder sister 姊 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passages 140-141
Parent of Fu Chengzu (苻承祖)
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Wei 98, passages 146-148

References in the histories

Book of Wei, Chapter 98Volume 92: Notable Women: Cui Lan's Consort Feng, Feng Zhuo's Consort Liu, Wei Pu's Consort Fang, Hu Changming's Consort Zhang · 5 passages

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常謂其姊曰：「姊雖有一時之榮，不若妹有無憂之樂。」 She often told her elder sister, "Sister, your momentary glory is nothing beside my carefree peace."

姊每遺其衣服，多不受，強與之，則云：「我夫家世貧，好衣美服，則使人不安。」 When her sister sent her clothing, she usually refused it; if pressed to accept, she said, "My husband's family has been poor for generations—fine clothes would make us uneasy."

承祖每見其寒悴，深恨其母，謂不供給之。 Whenever Chengzu saw her thin and shivering with cold, he blamed his mother for not providing for her.

乃啟其母曰：「今承祖一身何所乏少，而使姨如是？」 He told his mother, "I myself lack for nothing now—why should my aunt live like this?"

母具以語之。 His mother told him the full story.