Princess Xihai Explained

Princess Xihai (西海公主)
Birth Date:Early 5th century
Death Date:after 434
Spouse:Qilian Khan
Father:Member of the imperial house of Northern Wei
Dynasty:Northern Wei

Princess Xihai (fl. 434) was a consort of the Qilian Khan of the Rouran Khaganate. She was born into the imperial clan of the Northern Wei, and was a cousin or sister of the 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]

In popular culture

She was played by actress Wang Ou in the 2013 TV series The Story of Mulan.

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Sun Hai . Sun Jinji . Su Tianjun . 中國考古集成: 魏晋至隋唐. 哈尔滨出版社. 1379. 1994.
  2. Book: Duanlin, Ma. 傳世藏書: 史库. 文献通考, Issue 3. Hainan International Press and Publication Center. 3139. 1995.
  3. Book: Mingde, Cui. 汉唐和亲硏究. Ocean University of China Press. 95. 978-7-81026-053-4. 1990.