Lu Zuo Zhaoyi

Lü Zhaoyi
闾昭仪
Lü Zhaoyi; 闾昭仪
Born	Early 5th century
Died	after 430
Spouse	Emperor Taiwu
Issue	Tuoba Yu, Prince Yin of Nan'an
House	Rouran
Father	Khan Datan

Zhaoyi, of the Lü clan (闾左昭仪; lit. 'Left Lady Lü of Bright Deportment') was the consort of Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei. She was the descendant of Rouran and was born into the ruling Rouran clan. She was the mother of Tuoba Yu, who was briefly Emperor of Northern Wei.^[1]

Biography

In 434 Emperor Taiwu gave Princess Xihai in marriage to Wuti Khan, and took in turn Wuti's sister Lu Zuo Zhaoyi as his wife.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Lu Zuo Zhaoyi bore the emperor Tuoba Yu, Prince Yin of Nan'an and briefly Emperor of Northern Wei. She was born into the Rouran royal family, the daughter of Khan Datan, and the sister of Wuti. In 452, the eunuch Zong Ai killed Emperor Taiwu and put Taiwu's son Tuoba Yu on the throne; he then killed Tuoba Yu as well. The other officials overthrew Zong and put Emperor Taiwu's grandson Tuoba Jun (son of Tuoba Huang the Crown Prince, who predeceased him) on the throne as Emperor Wencheng. Wencheng was the son of Empress Gong, or Consort Yujiulü (郁久閭椒房), also from the Yujiulü clan.^[6]^[7]

In popular culture

Portrayed by Ding Ziling in the 2016 TV series The Princess Weiyoung.^[8]

Sources

"Biography No. 91". Book of Wei. 554.
Book of Wei, Biographies of the sixth Taiwu and the fifth king of Nan'an.

References

^ 二十四史: 北史. Zhonghua Book Company. 2000. p. 408.
^ Book of Wei 554.
^ Sun Hai; Sun Jinji; Su Tianjun (1994). 中國考古集成: 魏晋至隋唐. 哈尔滨出版社. p. 1379.
^ 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 978-7-81026-053-4.
^ Duanlin, Ma (1995). 傳世藏書: 史库. 文献通考, Issue 3. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 3122.
^ Xueqin, Li (1995). 李学勤. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 151.
^ 丁子玲《锦绣未央》颜智并存戏外很亲和气. Sina (in Chinese). December 8, 2016.

[zhonghua-1] 二十四史: 北史. Zhonghua Book Company. 2000. p. 408.

[FOOTNOTEBook_of_Wei554-2] Book of Wei 554.

[sun-su-3] Sun Hai; Sun Jinji; Su Tianjun (1994). 中國考古集成: 魏晋至隋唐. 哈尔滨出版社. p. 1379.

[ma1-4] Duanlin, Ma (1995). 傳世藏書: 史库. 文献通考, Issue 3. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 3139.

[xxx-5] Mingde, Cui (1990). 汉唐和亲硏究. Ocean University of China Press. p. 95. ISBN 978-7-81026-053-4.

[ma-6] Duanlin, Ma (1995). 傳世藏書: 史库. 文献通考, Issue 3. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 3122.

[Xueqin-7] Xueqin, Li (1995). 李学勤. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. p. 151.

[8] 丁子玲《锦绣未央》颜智并存戏外很亲和气. Sina (in Chinese). December 8, 2016.