Wang Zhaojun
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Chinese woman
Four Beauties of ancient China
Han dynasty person
Xiongnu chanyu
historical figure
mausoleum
Wang Zhaojun was one of ancient China’s renowned Four Beauties, historically celebrated for her political marriage to a Xiongnu chieftain that helped secure peace between the Han dynasty and the nomadic tribes.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zhaojun Tomb | 0 |
| Huhanye Chanyu | 0 |
| Zhaojunfen | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese woman
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Four Beauties of ancient China ⓘ Han dynasty person ⓘ Xiongnu chanyu ⓘ historical figure ⓘ mausoleum ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mingfei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Han–Xiongnu relations
NERFINISHED
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frontier peace policy ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Zhaojun Tomb in Inner Mongolia (traditional site) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalDepiction |
subject of Chinese operas
ⓘ
subject of many Chinese poems ⓘ subject of paintings ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Wang Zhaojun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Western Han dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Wang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Zhaojun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
story of being misrepresented by court painter
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story of entering palace without bribing painters ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese frontier poetry themes ⓘ |
| knownFor | heqin (peace-making marriage) with Xiongnu ⓘ |
| language | Chinese ⓘ |
| name | Wang Zhaojun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary beauty
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political marriage to Xiongnu chieftain ⓘ promoting peace between Han dynasty and Xiongnu ⓘ |
| occupation |
concubine of Xiongnu chanyu
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court lady ⓘ |
| partOf | Four Beauties of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Nanzhang (traditional attribution)
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present-day Hubei Province (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| residence |
Han imperial court
NERFINISHED
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Xiongnu territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Huhanye Chanyu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Han–Xiongnu cultural exchange
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sacrifice for peace ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st century BCE (approximate, traditional) ⓘ |
| title | Mingfei (Bright Consort) in some literary works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zhaojunfen