Princess Xihai
| Princess Xihai (西海公主) | |
|---|---|
| Born | Early 5th century |
| Died | after 434 |
| Spouse | Wuti Khan |
| House | Northern Wei |
| Father | Member of the Royal House of Wei |
Princess Xihai (西海公主) (fl. 434) was the consort of the Rouran Khan Wuti. She was born into the Royal House of Northern Wei, and was a cousin or sister of Emperor Taiwu.
Biography[]
She was married to the Rouran Khan Wuti, son of Khan Datan, of the royal Yujiulü clan. In the fourth year of Shenjia (神䴥) (431 CE), Wuti sent an envoy to the Northern Wei dynasty. In February of the third year of Yanhe (延和) (434), Emperor Taiwu gave Princess Xihai in marriage to Wuti, and took in turn Wuti's sister Lu Zuo Zhaoyi (闾左昭仪), who would bear him Tuoba Yu, as his wife.[1][2][3][4]
In popular culture[]
She was played by actress Wang Ou in the 2013 TV series The Story of Mulan.
Sources[]
- Book of Wei, Biography No. 91, Rouran.
References[]
- ^ Book of Wei 554.
- ^ Sun Hai, Sun Jinji, Su Tianjun (1994). 中國考古集成: 魏晋至隋唐. 哈尔滨出���社. p. 1379.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
- ^ Duanlin, Ma (1995). 傳世藏書: 史库. 文献通考, Issue 3. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 3139.
- ^ Mingde, Cui (1990). 汉唐和亲硏究. Ocean University of China Press. p. 95. ISBN 9787810260534.
Categories:
- Rouran
- 5th-century Chinese women
- 5th-century Chinese people
- Chinese nobility