In China's more than 2,000 years of feudal history, the status of women in the Han Dynasty was the highest, especially in the early Western Han Dynasty, there were 4 female marquises, which is not found in any other dynasty. Interestingly, among these 4 people, Liu Bang sealed 2 and Lü Hou sealed 2, and the couple was really equally divided.
The first female marquis, Marquis Xu of Minghei Pavilion
Xu Was crowned Marquis at the age of 19 and died at the age of 84, which counts as a Marquis for 65 years, probably the longest reigning Marquis in Chinese history.
And her husband Pei Yu was also made a marquis by Emperor Wen of Han, and the husband and wife were both marquises, which is also rare in history. The story of Xu Negative we have previously been specifically told in articles, and I will not repeat it here.
The second female marquis, Marquis Chongping
Among the many heroes who accompanied Liu Bang to fight the world, there was one named Xi Juan, whose birth and death year is unknown. At first, as a Sheren, he followed Liu Bang to raise an army in Pei County, and later followed Liu Bang into Xianyang to break Qin, and Xi Juan was given the title of Langzhong at that time.
Liu Bang was made the King of Han and entered Hanzhong Commandery, Xi Juan followed him all the way, and as a general, he accompanied Liu Bang out of the pass to pacify various princes, and unfortunately died in a battle, and his battle achievements were comparable to Fan Duo.
The "Chronicle of History" records that Fan Duo's life records the following achievements: beheaded 167 people, captured 288 people, led the army alone as a general, defeated 7 armies, captured 5 cities, and pacified 6 counties and 52 counties. 1 enemy general was captured, 12 generals, and 11 enemy generals from 300 stones to 2,000 stones were captured.
And Xi Juan's record is comparable to Fan Huan's, which shows that Xi Juan himself should also be very brave and martial, and his battle achievements are outstanding.
In 201 BC, Liu Bang was called the second year of the emperor, and the greatest merit was conferred, of which 18 had the greatest merit and the strongest ability, and was named the Marquis of Liehou, known as the Eighteenth Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty. Xiang Xiao was the Marquis of Fu and ranked first. Fan Washu sealed as Marquis of Wuyang, ranking fifth.
Although Xi Juan was killed in battle, Liu Bang did not forget his exploits, and posthumously named him Marquis of Lu, ranking seventh in 4,800 households.
Since Xi Juan had no sons, Liu Bang asked Xi Juan's mother to inherit the title of Marquis of Lu and change the title to Marquis of Chongping.
The old mother died in the fifth year of Gao Hou (183 BC) and served as a marquis for 19 years, because she had no descendants, and the houguo was removed.
Xi Juan's mother is recorded as defect in the "Records of History", the Book of Han is recorded as the bottom, and the bottom surname is recorded in the "Complete Book of Chinese Surnames", which comes from the mother of Xi Juan, the Marquis of The Western Han Dynasty, and the Tang Dynasty Ningzhou has a bottom clan; the Ming Dynasty has the Gansu Inspector Background.
The third female marquis Xiao He's wife was the third generation marquis
As mentioned earlier, in 201 BC, when Liu Bang was a great meritorious warrior, Xiao He was given the title of Marquis of Fu, ranking first among the eighteen marquises.
In the second year of Emperor Hui of Han (193 BC), Xiao He died, with the posthumous title of "Wen Final". His eldest son Xiao Lu inherited the title of Marquis of Fu.
In the first year of Gao Hou (187 BC), Xiao Lu died, with the nickname "Lament", because Xiao Lu was childless, Lü Hou directly learned from Liu Bang's practices, and in the following year (186 BC), Xiao Lu's mother, Xiao He's wife, inherited the marquis of Zhao, and Xiao He's young son Xiao Yan was made the Marquis of Zhuyang.
After Lü Hou's death in 180 BC, Zhou Bo and Chen Pingren joined forces with Liu Clan to destroy Lü and welcomed Liu Bang's fourth son, Liu Heng, into Beijing as emperor.
In the second year of Emperor Liu Heng's reign (179 BC), he relieved Xiao He of the title of Marquis of Fu and renamed Xiao He's other son, Xiao Yan the Marquis of Zhuyang, as the fourth Marquis of Fu.
Xiao He's wife was innocently spared as a female marquis for 7 years, and her heart was naturally not a taste, and she died of depression soon after.
And Xiao Yan felt that he had robbed his mother of the title, and his heart was also very awkward, and he died after only one year as the Marquis of Wu, with the title of "Ding". His eldest son, Xiao Yi, became the fifth marquis of Fu.
The fourth female marquis was Marquis Lü Of Linguang
As mentioned earlier, among the Eighteen Marquises of the Western Han Dynasty by Liu Bang, Fan Huan was made the Marquis of Wuyang, ranking fifth, and he also married Lü Hou's sister Lü Wei. He was Liu Bang's brother-in-law and Lü Hou's brother-in-law.
Fan died in the sixth year of Emperor Hui of Han (189 BC) at the age of 54, with the courtesy name Wu. He and Lü Zi's eldest son, Fan Ling, inherited the marquis of Wuyang.
In the fourth year of Gao Hou (184 BC), Lü Hou was made a relative of the Lü clan, his sister Lü Mi was made the Marquis of Linguang, and the rest of Lü's descendants were also made marquises.
After Lü Hou's death in 180 BC, Zhou Bo and Chen Pingren joined forces with Liu Clan to destroy lü shi, and Lü Wei was beaten to death with sticks.
As Lü Hou's younger sister, Lü Wei had been a wei zuofu for many years, and only 4 years after being a female marquis, she died of death, and her son Fan Ling, the Marquis of Wuyang, was also executed. It can be said that she is the most miserable female marquis in the end.
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References: "History", "Book of Han"