Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Consort

Princess of Taiyuan 太原長公主

Attested AD 550 - AD 559

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Princess of Taiyuan was a consort.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 559 天保
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 80

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Yang Yin (楊愔)
married 尚 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 80

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 34Volume 34 Biographies 26: Yang Yin; Yan Zixian; Song Qindao; Zheng Yi · 4 passages

尚太原長公主，即魏孝靜後也。 He married the Princess of Taiyuan, who was Empress Xiaojing of Wei.

自尚公主後，衣紫羅袍，金縷大帶。 After he married the princess he wore purple gauze robes and a great belt threaded with gold.

又曰：「阿麼姑禍也，道人姑夫死也。」 Another said, "Auntie brings ruin; the tonsured princess's husbands die."

羊為愔也，「角」文為用刀，「道人」謂廢帝小名，太原公主嘗作尼，故曰「阿麼姑」，愔子獻、天和皆帝姑夫云。 Sheep stood for Yin; the character for 'horn' splits into 'use' and 'knife'; 'Daoist' meant the deposed emperor's childhood name; the princess of Taiyuan had once been a nun, hence 'Auntie'; Zixian and Tianhe, both sons-in-law of the house, were tied to the rhyme.