Overview
Wenxian was an empress and Consort.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 581 to AD 602 史臣曰：二后…文獻Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 36, passages 253-254
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)empress-consort 后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 253-254
Career and standing
- Wenxian 文獻HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 254
- Empress 后Empress · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 253-254
Works and attributed material
- Historian appraisal · Subject · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passages 253-254
- Book of Documents 書Quotation · Topic · Statement When the hen crows at dawn, the household is brought to ruin. · Mode named-source-report Source Work Book of Documents 書Directly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 255
Events and relationships
- Monopolized favor and displaced heirPolitical · Actor · Outcome Brought ruin upon the dynastyDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 254
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Both empresses became imperial consorts while their husbands were still princes; the marital bond was deep and unchanging. · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 253
- Assessment Her virtue fell short of that praised in the Ospreys; her heart was not even-handed. She monopolized favor, displaced the rightful heir, and brought ruin upon the dynasty—alas! · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Sui 36, passage 254
References in the histories
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