Five Dynasties · Family Member

Son of Wu Congjian 武從諫之子

Attested AD 936 - AD 948

Passages: 3
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Son of Wu Congjian was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 60; New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passage 26

Attested activity

AD 947 to AD 948 太祖從漢祖鎮並門
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 60
AD 936 to AD 944 楊夫人卒，而武氏子亦卒
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 14, 26

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Honored Consort Zhang (貴妃張氏)
daughter-in-law 子婦 · Marriage · Widowed
Marriage
husband 子婦之夫 · Ended
Sources vary in certainty · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 25-26; Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passages 58, 60
Child of Wu Congjian (武從諫)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 19, passages 25-26; Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 58
Betrothed to Honored Consort Zhang (貴妃張氏)
Betrothal
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 121, passage 58

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 121Volume 121 Book of Later Zhou 23: Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 2 passages

時妃年尚幼，有幽州偏將武從諫者，駐騑於家，見妃韶令，乃為其子聘之。 She was still young when a subordinate commander from Youzhou named Wu Congjian was billeted at her home; struck by her grace, he betrothed her to his son.

太祖從漢祖鎮並門，屬楊夫人以疾終，無何武氏子卒，太祖素聞妃之賢，遂納為繼室。 When the Emperor followed the Han founder to garrison Bingmen, Lady Yang died of illness; soon afterward the Wu son died as well. Having long heard of the lady's virtue, he took her as his successor consort.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19Volume 19: Taizu of Later Zhou's Family · 1 passage

久之，太祖事漢高祖於太原，楊夫人卒，而武氏子亦卒，乃納妃為繼室。 Years later, while Taizu was in Gaozu of Later Han's service at Taiyuan, Lady Yang died and Wu's son died as well; Taizu then took the consort as his next wife.