Qin and Han · Family Member

Wu-clan wife of Liu Yan 吳氏

Attested AD 188

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Wu-clan wife of Liu Yan was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 188 求婚吳氏
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 123

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Liu Yan (刘焉)
Wu-clan wife 吳氏
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 31, passage 123

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius · 1 passage

而劉焉聞董扶之辭則心存益土，聽相者之言則求婚吳氏，遽造輿服，圖竊神器，其惑甚矣。 Liu Yan took Dong Fu’s talk to heart and fixed his ambition on Yizhou, listened to a physiognomist and wed the Wu family, rushed out imperial-style carriages and robes, and angled for the throne—folly in its purest form.