{"slug": "wei-zifu", "label": "Wei Zifu", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wei_Zifu", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1336593", "qid": "Q1336593", "description": "spouse of Emperor Wu of Han", "entries": 6, "years": 6, "span": [-138, -90], "span_label": ["139 BCE", "91 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 3}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 2}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "emperor-wu-of-han", "label": "Emperor Wu of Han", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "wei-qing", "label": "Wei Qing", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "gongsun-ao", "label": "Gongsun Ao", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -138, "year_label": "139 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Wei Zifu enters Emperor Wu's palace as a concubine and becomes pregnant. Enraged, Liu Piao, the mother of the childless Empress Chen Jiao (wife of Emperor Wu), kidnaps Zifu's brother Wei Qing, who is rescued by Gongsun Ao. Wu responds by advancing the careers of members of the Wei family.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1305121804#China", "title": "139 BC", "revid": 1305121804, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -129, "year_label": "130 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Concubine Wei Zifu gives birth to Liu Ju, the future Crown Prince.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1328907388#China", "title": "130 BC", "revid": 1328907388, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -128, "year_label": "129 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March", "text": "March: Chen Jiao is deposed as Empress after she asks a sorceress to curse Emperor Wu's favourite consort, Wei Zifu, this being regarded an act of heresy and treason. Wei Zifu is made the new Empress.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369561461#China", "title": "129 BC", "revid": 1369561461, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -121, "year_label": "122 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Wu of Han appoints Liu Ju, his son by Empress Wei Zifu, as Crown Prince.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300115948#China", "title": "122 BC", "revid": 1300115948, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -105, "year_label": "106 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Following the death of General-in-Chief Wei Qing, his sister Empress Wei Zifu and nephew Crown Prince Liu Ju begin to lose influence at court.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1314076766#China", "title": "106 BC", "revid": 1314076766, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -90, "year_label": "91 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Emperor Wu of Han executes Prime Minister Gongsun He (the brother-in-law of Empress Wei Zifu) and his clan because Gongsun's son is accused of adultery with the emperor's daughter Princess Yangshi and witchcraft.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1300116011#China", "title": "91 BC", "revid": 1300116011, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}]}