Bao Si
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Bao Si was a famed beauty of ancient China whose relationship with King You of Zhou is often blamed in legend for contributing to the downfall of the Western Zhou dynasty.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese woman
ⓘ
concubine ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Baosi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Records of the Grand Historian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ later Chinese literary works ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Western Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Quanrong invasion of Haojing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Bofu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King You of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
downfall of King You of Zhou
ⓘ
fall of the Western Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed during the Quanrong invasion ⓘ |
| child | Bofu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| floruit | 8th century BC ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfDepiction |
Chinese classical literature
ⓘ
Chinese historical legend ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalName | 褒姒 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSon | Bofu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
beauty and political downfall
ⓘ
misrule of the last Western Zhou king ⓘ |
| influenced | political decisions of King You of Zhou ⓘ |
| inLegend |
King You of Zhou lighting warning beacons to make her laugh
ⓘ
story of beacon towers being lit to amuse her ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| nameInChinese | 褒姒 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | symbol of beauty bringing disaster in Chinese tradition ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extraordinary beauty
ⓘ
relationship with King You of Zhou ⓘ role in legends about the fall of the Western Zhou dynasty ⓘ |
| occupation | consort ⓘ |
| partner | King You of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Haojing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | femme fatale in Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| positionHeld | consort of King You of Zhou ⓘ |
| residence |
Haojing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Zhou court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanization | Bao Si NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | King You of Zhou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Western Zhou dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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