Wei Zifu

spouse of Emperor Wu of Han

6 dated entries naming Wei Zifu, drawn from 6 separate years between 139 BCE and 91 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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2nd century BC

  • 139 BCEWei 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.source
  • 130 BCEConcubine Wei Zifu gives birth to Liu Ju, the future Crown Prince.source
  • 129 BCEMarch: 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.source
  • 122 BCEEmperor Wu of Han appoints Liu Ju, his son by Empress Wei Zifu, as Crown Prince.source
  • 106 BCEFollowing 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.source

1st century BC

  • 91 BCEEmperor 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.source

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