Consort_Yu_(Yongle)

Consort Yu (Yongle)

Consort Yu (Yongle)

Consort Xian

Consort Xian (喻賢妃; died 1421), of the Yu clan, was a consort of the Yongle Emperor.[1]

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She famously committed adultery by having an affair with a eunuch. This was one of the incidents which caused the mass execution in the emperor's harem, where many of the emperor's concubines, their maids and eunuchs were executed. They were accused of having participated in a murder plot against the emperor.

Titles

  • During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398):
    • Lady Yu (喻氏)
  • During the reign of the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424)
    • Consort Xian (賢妃; from unknown date)
    • Consort Zhaoshunxian (昭順賢妃; from 1421)
    • Consort Zhongjingzhaoshunxian (忠敬昭順賢妃; from 1421)

References

  1. [1]
    Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry, Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle, University of Washington Press, 2002. ISBN 0-295-98124-5
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