Overview
Widow Qing was a Merchant.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Female
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Widow Qing of Ba | 巴寡婦清 | Bā guǎfù Qīng |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 221 to BC 210 始皇以為貞婦而客之Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 61
- BC 221 巴寡婦清Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 100
Family
- Kinship Role ancestors · held cinnabar monopoly for generations · Count 2Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 100
- Kinship Role ancestors · obtained cinnabar mine · Count 2Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 59
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- cinnabar mine owner 丹穴Directly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 59
- cinnabar-mine heiress 擅其利Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 100
- virtuous woman / Terrace of Lady Huaiqing 貞婦／女懷清臺ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 102
- HeldWidowDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passages 100-101
- RecognizedChaste widowDirectly stated · Book of Han 103, passage 61
Places and affiliations
- At Ba 巴Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 100
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment remote widow honored for wealth and chastity · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 103
- Item Terrace of Lady Huaiqing 女懷清臺 · Relation Honored withDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 102
References in the histories
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