Lady Xie

Lady Xie, an early consort of Sun Quan, fell from favor after refusing to yield her place to her aunt-in-law, Lady Xu, and died young.
In the sources
Where the books name Lady Xie
History · vol. 50Records of the Three Kingdoms
== 謝夫人 ==
History · vol. 50Records of the Three Kingdoms
吳主權謝夫人,會稽山陰人也。父煚,漢尚書郎、徐令。〈煚子承撰《後漢書》,稱煚幼以仁孝為行,明達有令才。…
Read the whole paragraph
吳主權謝夫人,會稽山陰人也。父煚,漢尚書郎、徐令。〈煚子承撰《後漢書》,稱煚幼以仁孝為行,明達有令才。煚弟貞,履蹈法度,篤學尚義,舉孝廉,建昌長,卒官。〉權母吳,為權聘以為妃,愛幸有寵。後權納姑孫徐氏,欲令謝下之,謝不肯,由是失志。早卒。後十餘年,弟承拜五官郎中,稍遷長沙東部都尉、武陵太守,撰《後漢書》百餘卷。〈《會稽典錄》曰:承字偉平,博學洽聞,嘗所知見,終身不忘。子崇揚威將軍,崇弟勗吳郡太守,竝知名。〉
On the boards
Where this person ranks on each board.
Lady Xie was one of Sun Quan’s early consorts. She came from Shanyin in Kuaiji and does not appear in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Life
Lady Xie was from Shanyin in Kuaiji. Her father, Xie Jiong, had served the Han as a Gentleman of the Palace Secretariat and as magistrate of Xu. Sun Quan’s mother, Lady Wu, chose her as a consort for Sun Quan, and she was favored. (According to historical records)
Sun Quan later took his aunt’s granddaughter, Lady Xu, as a consort and wanted Lady Xie to give up her position. Lady Xie refused, and so fell out of favor and died young. (According to historical records)
Relationships
- Family

Continue
Sun Quan
Spouse
Relationship timeline1 entry ▸
History · vol. 50
- Sun Quan§10
Spouse
Quan’s mother, Lady Wu, arranged her marriage to Quan as a consort; she was loved and favored