Yuan Tianmu’s daughter

Overview

Yuan Tianmu’s daughter was a Yuan Tianmu’s daughter (descriptive-kinship), Guiyan’s arrogant and jealous wife.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 550 to AD 559 天保元年前後
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Yuan Tianmu (元天穆)
daughter 女
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149
Spouse of Guiyan (歸彥)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149

Assessments and attributes

not beautiful in appearance and extremely arrogant and jealous
Character
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149

Source notes

after repeated quarrels, Guiyan secretly petitioned Wenxuan for separation from her, but the matter was shelved
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 14, passage 149

References in the histories

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 14Volume 14 Biographies 6: Guangping Gongcheng; Yangzhou Gong Yongle; Di Zhangbi; Prince of Xiangle, Xiang Guo; Prince of Shangluo, Si Zong; Zi Yuanhai; Di Sihao; Prince of Pingqin, Guiyan; Prince Pu of Wuxing; Changle, Governor of Lingshan; Sizi Fuhu · 1 passage

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妻魏上黨王元天穆女也，貌不美而甚驕妒，數忿爭，密啟文宣求離，事寢不報。 His wife was a daughter of Yuan Tianmu, Prince of Shangdang of Wei. She was not beautiful and was extremely arrogant and jealous; after repeated angry quarrels, Guiyan secretly petitioned Wenxuan for a separation, but the matter was shelved without reply.