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Index

Accounts of the Elders of Yi Region,
65, 185n. 19

Admonitions Mandated for the
Families of the Great Dao, 165n. 1

Admonitions of the Instructress to the
Court Ladies, 176n. 84

Adou. See Liu Shan

affinal families, 5, 11-13, 17-23, 3641,
55, 59, 81, 93-97, 100-101,
104, 107-114, 116, 129, 175n. 77

agricultural colonies, 68, 207n. 135

"Airs of the States," 32, 201n. 69

Alternative Biography of Zhao Yun,
210n. 23

ancestor worship, 157n. 10, 164n. 82

Ancheng district, 100

A New Account of Tales of the
World, 180n. 25, 195n. 17, 198n.
39

Angling Terrace, 221n. 56

An guo hou. See Mao Jia

Anhan, 62, 184n. 10

Anle gong. See Liu Xuan (Liu Yong's
grandson)

annals and biographies, 34-35, 65,
172n. 43, 173n. 49

"Annals of Empresses," 15, 38, 173n.
49, 174n. 64

"Annals of Empress Lü," 173n. 49

Anping, 106, 204n. 95, 212n. 40

Anqing, 214n. 7, 217n. 34

Anxi jun. See Zhang (wife of Zhen
Yi)

Anxi prefecture, 201n. 66

Anxiang hou. See Cao Zhi

Anyang ting hou. See Guo Biao

Anyang xiang Jing hou. See Guo Yong

Apocryphon to the Spring and
Autumn Annals: Explaining the
Themes and Words, 193n. 3

Apocryphon to the Spring and
Autumn Annals: Schema for
Preserving Qian, 192n. 3

Attentive and Lamented Empress
(Zhang), 118, 120, 211n. 27

Attentive Marquis. See Bian Yuan;
Guo Yong; Zhen Yi (father of Cao
Pi's Empress Zhen)

Attentive Marquis of Anyang district.
See Guo Yong

Attentive Marquis of Guanjin. See
Guo Yong

Ba, 211n. 33

Baiting, 91

Ban Biao, 36, 38, 171n. 41, 173n.
51, 174n. 60, 177n. 93

Ban Chao, 173n. 51

Ban Gu, 30-31, 34-35, 43, 61, 63,
79, 167n. 21, 171n. 41, 172n. 42,
173nn. 49, 51, 177n. 93, 187n.
38, 191n. 95, 192n. 104

Ban Zhao, 5, 6, 42-43, 44, 45,
171n. 41, 173n. 51, 175nn. 76,
79, 176nn. 88, 91, 92, 177n.
93

baolin. See soothing maid

Baoshu Ya, 228n. 95

Baosi, 11, 32, 41, 158n. 21, 167n.
21, 172n. 44

basic annals, 35, 172n. 42

"Basic Annals of Emperor Cheng,"
30

"Basic Annals of Empress Dowager
Lü," 17

Ba wang zhi luan. See Eight Kings
Insurrection

Baxi commandery, 62, 185n. 17

bazi. See eighth-rank lady

beautiful lady, 13, 24, 89-90

Beautiful Lady Xu, 20

Beautiful Lady Yu, 174n. 64

Bei jian. See Directorate of Education
at Beijing

Bei Qi shu. See Northern Qi History

ben ji. See basic annals

Bernhardt, Kathryn, 4

Bian Bing, 93-95

Bian family, 139

Bian Guang, 94

Bian Hui, 94

Bian Lan, 92, 94-95

Bian Lin, 94

Bian Long, 94, 197n. 31

Bian Shi ming. See Debating
Explaining Names

Bian Yuan, 91, 94

biao. See tables

Bielenstein, Hans, xv, 14

Bi Gan, 42

biographies, 35, 36, 38, 172n. 42,
173n. 49

Biographies from beyond the Yangtze,
125, 132-133, 215nn. 9, 12, 18,
217n. 34, 224n. 68

Biographies of Women, 5, 38, 41,
42, 44, 53, 171n. 40, 175nn. 79,
80

Bo (mother of Emperor Wen of Han),
213n. 5

Bo county, 193n. 9

Bo hu tong, 153n. 5, 170n. 40

Bo Ji. See Dame Bo

Bona edition, 66, 188n. 46

Boping, 206n. 126

Boping xiang hou. See Mao Jia

brilliant companion, 13, 89-90

Brilliant Companion Li, 49, 118

Brilliant Companion Zhao, 20-21,
37, 41

Bronze Bird Terrace, 197n. 29

Bu Zhi, 53, 126, 218n. 40

cainü. See chosen lady

cairen. See lady of talent

Cai Yong, 42, 44, 154n. 8, 171n. 40,
177n. 94

Cai Zhi, 175n. 75

Cangwu, 133, 228n. 90

Cao Ang, 91-92, 195n. 13

Cao Cao, xiv, 47, 48, 54, 59, 69, 74,
89-95, 98-99, 106, 110, 112, 115,
137, 153n. 4, 154n. 11, 163n. 82,
178nn. 6, 7, 195nn. 10, 14, 196nn.
19, 22, 24, 197nn. 29, 31, 199nn.
47, 56, 202n. 80, 203n. 93, 207n.
135, 208n. 2, 209n. 5, 210n. 18,
214n. 8, 217n. 34, 218n. 35, 227n.
77

Cao family, 48, 50-51, 53, 70, 80,
111, 145-148, 186n. 22

Cao Fang, 19, 47, 54-55, 57, 59, 72,
104, 113, 197n. 31, 202n. 84,
226n. 75

Cao Huan, 47-48, 72, 94, 105,
186n. 34, 197nn. 31, 32

Cao Huang. See Cao Huan

Cao Mao, 48, 72, 94, 197n. 31

Cao Pi, 47, 53-54, 69-76, 78, 89-95,
97-99, 106-108, 111, 137, 182n.
48, 190n. 83, 195nn. 13, 14,
196nn. 19, 24, 197n. 26, 199nn.
48, 50, 56, 200n. 62, 202nn. 79,
80, 85, 89, 205n. 110, 209n. 11,
218n. 37, 226n. 75

Cao Rui, 47, 53-54, 57-58, 59, 7376,
78, 90, 92, 94-95, 97, 99-104,
109-113, 137, 186n. 34, 197nn.
26, 31, 198n. 37, 202n. 80, 205nn.
108, 114, 206n. 131

Cao Shen, 220n. 56

Cao Shuang, 70, 180n. 21, 197n. 31,
207n. 140

Cao Shuo, 195n. 13

Cao Song, 164n. 82

Cao Teng, 163n. 82

Cao Xie, 199n. 50

Cao Xiong, 195n. 13

Cao Yu, 197n. 31

Cao Zhang, 47, 195n. 13

Cao Zhen, 180n. 21

Cao Zhi, 42, 69, 92, 165n. 1, 195n.
13, 196nn. 21, 22, 199n. 56

capable and good, 168n. 35

Celestial Masters, 165n. 1

Chai guiren. See Honorable Lady
Chai

chancellor of state, 17, 90

Chang'an, 180n. 21, 194n. 10. See
also Western Capital

Changban, 115, 208n. 3

Changdao xianggong. See Cao Huan

Changde, 217n. 28

Changguang commandery, 63-64,
186n. 24

Changle gong. See Palace of Enduring
Joy

Changqiu gong. See Palace of
Prolonged Autumn

Chang Qu, 191n. 97, 210n. 23

Changsha, 131, 178n. 18

Changsha Huan wang miao. See
Temple of King Huan of Changsha

Changshan, 96, 198n. 42

Changxin hou. See Marquis of
Enduring Trust

Changyan. See Frankly Speaking

Changyi, 18, 162n. 68

Chao county, 204n. 99

Chao Gongwu, 189n. 60

Chen (sister of Sun Quan), 213n. 4

Chen Dongyuan, 9

Chen Fan, 169n. 39

"Cheng di ben ji." See "Basic Annals
of Emperor Cheng"

Chengdu, 120, 178n. 18

Cheng Han, 211n. 25, 212n. 42

Cheng Tang, 202n. 76, 204n. 99

Chen History, 172n. 43

Chenliu, 116, 209nn. 16, 17

Chen Qun, 93, 104, 114, 196n. 24,
197n. 26

Chen Sheng, 181n. 41

Chen Shou, xiii, 8, 27, 47-49, 57-58,
62-81, 100, 173n. 49, 174n. 53,
179n. 20, 183n. 4, 184n. 10,
185nn. 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 186n.
35, 187nn. 38, 41, 189n. 63,
190nn. 77, 81, 191n. 97, 193n. 3,
204n. 101, 207n. 133, 210nn. 17,
23, 213n. 4, 226n. 75, 228n. 93

Chen shu. See Chen History

Chen Yu, 215n. 9

Chen Zan, 227n. 77

Chiwu period, 127-128, 130, 218n.
40, 219nn. 43, 45, 220n. 51, 224n.
63

Chong'er, 210nn. 19, 24. See also
Duke Wen of Jin

chongyi. See compliant lady

chosen lady, 14, 24, 170n. 39

Chronicle of Wu, 129-130, 132,
181n. 25, 213n. 4

chuanqi, 177n. 3

Chunqiu. See Spring and Autumn
Annals

Chunqiu: Bao qian tu. See
Apocryphon to the Spring and
Autumn Annals: Schema for
Preserving Qian

Chunqiu: Shuo ti ci. See Apocryphon
to the Spring and Autumn Annals:
Explaining the Themes and Words

Chunqiu fanlu. See Luxuriant Gems
of the Spring and Autumn

Chu Shaosun, 36-37

Ch'ü T'ung-tsu, 6

Classic of Change, 26, 89, 106, 121,
134, 192n. 1, 222n. 56, 224n. 70,
228n. 93

Classic of Filial Piety, 201n. 68

Classic of Poetry, 11, 32, 67, 103,
105, 112, 116, 134, 156n. 4, 168n.
31, 201n. 69, 202n. 81, 209n. 12,
212nn. 35, 36, 224n. 70

Collected Works of Zhuge Liang, 63

commandant of the Control Army,
203n. 93. See also Cao Cao

"Commentary on the Decision,"
192n. 1, 204n. 101, 228n. 93

commune marquis, 90

compliant lady, 13

Comprehensive Discourses, 217n. 25,
225n. 71

Comprehensive Mirror for Aid in
Governing, 62, 184n. 9

concubinage, 4, 10, 12, 16, 19, 38,
53, 57-58, 90, 107-108, 115, 129,
133, 169n. 37, 171n. 40, 181n. 41,
194n. 10, 206n. 132, 216n. 25,
219n. 48, 227n. 77

Confucianism, 67, 176n. 92, 200n.
60

Confucius, 32, 200n. 60

Cong, 211n. 25

"Conventions for Posthumous
Names," 154n. 8

Conversations, 67, 218n. 38

Conversations of the Eras of Wei and
Jin, 98, 190n. 83

Countess of Anxi. See Zhang (wife of
Zhen Yi)

Countess of Dong district. See Liu
(wife of Zhen Yi's son Zhen Yan)

Countess of Geyang. See Du (wife of
Guo Man)

Countess of Guangle district, 104

Countess of Guangyang district. See
Liu (wife of Bian Lin)

Countess of Shunyang district. See Liu
(wife of Bian Long)

Countess of Tangyang. See Dong
(wife of Guo Yong)

Countess of the capital district. See
Dong (wife of Guo Yong)

Countess of Xianyang district. See
Wang (wife of Bian Long)

Countess of Yangdu. See Zhou
(grandmother of Cao Cao's
Empress Bian)

Countess of Yewang. See Xia (wife of
Mao Jia)

Creel, H. G., 11

Da dao jia ling jie. See Admonitions
Mandated for the Families of the
Great Dao

Daji, 41-42, 106, 181n. 41

dame, 192n. 106, 227n. 77

Dame Bo, 220n. 56

Dame He, 79-80, 131, 133

Dame Wei, 20

Dame Zuo, 174n. 64

Danglikou, 125, 217n. 32

Dangtu, 215n. 11

Dangyang, 115, 208n. 3

Danyang, 122-123, 125, 130-131,
214nn. 7, 8, 9, 215n. 20, 217n. 27

Daoism, 165nn. 92, 1, 176n. 92. See
also Laozi

"Da xu." See "Major Preface"

"Da xue." See "Great Learning"

Da yi huanghou. See Empress of
Great Exemplarity

Debating Explaining Names, 200n. 58

Decent Marquis. See Mao Jia

de Crespigny, Rafe, 70, 180n. 21,
184n. 8, 213n. 4

Deng Ai, 207n. 140

Deng family, 22

Deng Wanshi, 169n. 39

Deng Zun, 169n. 39

"Dew on the Shallot," 195n. 10

De xiang. See Symbols of Virtue

Di, 191n. 92

Dialects, 125

Dian jun xiaowei. See commandant of
the Control Army

Dian lüe. See Institutional Epitome

Dian lun. See Exemplary Essays

Diao tai. See Angling Terrace

Di Ku, 171n. 40, 201nn. 71, 75. See
also Gaoxin shi

Ding county, 201n. 66

Ding family (Han), 19, 20, 36

Ding family (Wei-Jin), 69-70

Dingling. See Ding Tumulus

Ding Mi, 70

Ding Tumulus, 130, 225n. 75

Ding Yí, 69-70

Ding Yì, 69-70

Directorate of Education, 66

Directorate of Education at Beijing,
66, 188n. 48

Directorate of Education at Nanjing,
66, 188nn. 48, 49

district marquis, 90, 197n. 30

divination, 10, 15, 93, 133, 157n. 10,
213n. 5. See also portents and
prognostications

Di Zhi, 103, 201n. 75

"Doctrine of the Mean," 27

Dong (wife of Guo Yong), 107, 109110

Dong commandery, 166n. 15

Dong gong. See Eastern Palace

Dongguan. See Eastern Library

Dongguan Han ji. See Han Record of
the Eastern Lodge

Dong Xian, 33

Dongxiang, 201n. 66

Dongxiang gongzhu. See Princess of
Dongxiang

Dongxiang jun. See Liu (wife of Zhen
Yi's son Zhen Yan)

"Dong yi zhuan," 183n. 4

Dong Yun, 58, 179n. 20

Dong Zhongshu, 29, 31, 44

Dong Zhuo, 90, 193n. 10, 211n. 33,
223n. 62

Dou family, 22, 23

Dou Rong, 22

Dou Ying, 161n. 60

Drying House, 24, 164n. 83

Du (wife of Guo Man), 113

Duan Chang, 153n. 7

Du duan. See Solitary Judgments

Duke Huai of Jin. See Ziyu

Duke Huan of Qi, 16, 31, 38, 58,
107, 134, 228n. 95

Duke Hui of Jin, 210n. 24

Duke Kang of Mi, 172n. 44

Duke Kang of Qin, 202n. 81

Duke of Changdao District. See Cao
Huan

Duke of Gaogui District. See Cao
Mao

Duke of Guang'an prefecture. See
Guo De

Duke of Linwei prefecture. See Guo
Jian

Duke of Peaceful Joy. See Liu Xuan
(Liu Yong's grandson)

Duke of Shanyang, 71-72, 75, 97,
190n. 77, 199n. 49. See also
Emperor Xian

Duke of Wei. See Cao Cao

Duke of Zhou, 15-16, 154n. 8,
161n. 52, 209n. 15

Duke Wen of Jin, 117, 172n. 45,
210n. 19. See also Chong'er

Duke Xian of Jin, 38

Duke Xiang of Song, 228n. 95

Duke Xi of Lu, 170n. 39

Duke Zhuang of Qi, 31

Dull, Jack L., xvi

Dunhuang, 187n. 44

du xiang hou. See marquis of the
capital district

du xiang jun. See Dong (wife of Guo
Yong)

Du Yu, 64

E, 106. See also Ehuang

Eastern Library (Eastern Lodge), 62,
78, 185n. 13, 192n. 104

Eastern Palace, 106-107, 111, 204n.
97

Ebrey, Patricia, 5

"Edicts on Seeking the Worthy,"
178n. 6

Ehuang, 107, 111, 204n. 98, 205n.
105. See also E

eight commandants of the West
Garden, 203n. 93

eighth-rank lady, 13

Eight Kings Insurrection, 203n. 94

elegant lady, 13, 89-90

Emperor Ai, 19, 20, 33, 36, 174n. 52

Emperor An, 22, 39, 40, 164nn. 88,
89, 173n. 50, 174n. 64

Emperor Cheng, 15, 19, 20-21, 30,
35-36, 37, 38, 41, 42, 160n. 49,
166nn. 13, 15, 173n. 52

Emperor Chong, 23, 39, 164n. 88,
174n. 64

Emperor Guangwu, 14, 21-22, 23,
24, 33, 38-39, 54, 163n. 82, 173n.
50

Emperor He, 22, 23, 40, 43, 116,
163n. 82, 164nn. 88, 89, 173n. 50

Emperor Huan, 14, 23, 24, 30, 3334,
163n. 81, 164n. 88, 164n. 90,
165n. 92, 169n. 39

Emperor Hui (Han), 17, 31, 130,
173n. 49, 224n. 70

Emperor Hui (Jin), 77, 203n. 94

Emperor Jing (Han), 14, 30, 49,
166n. 14, 213n. 5, 221n. 56

Emperor Jing (Wu). See Sun Xiu (son
of Sun Quan)

Emperor Ling, 21, 22, 164n. 88,
175n. 75, 209n. 11, 211n. 33

Emperor Min. See Emperor Xian

Emperor Ming (Han), 22-23, 38-39,
54, 165n. 92, 191n. 95

Emperor Ming (Wei). See Cao Rui

Emperor of Illustrious Achievements.
See Liu Bei

Emperor Ping, 15, 19-20, 36, 159n.
27

Emperor Shang, 39

Emperor Shun, 22, 23, 36, 40, 164n.
88, 173n. 50

Emperor Wen (Han), 33, 38, 159n.
27, 173n. 50, 199n. 42, 213n. 5,
220n. 56

Emperor Wen (Liu Song), 68

Emperor Wen (Wei). See Cao Pi

Emperor Wen (Wu). See Sun He (son
of Sun Quan)

Emperor Wu. See Cao Cao

Emperor Wu (Han), 13-15, 18, 22,
37-38, 161n. 60, 162n. 68, 191n.
95, 198n. 35, 213n. 5

Emperor Wu (Jin), 58, 70, 77, 191n.
93, 203nn. 92, 94, 228n. 92. See
also Sima Yan

Emperor Xian, 71, 116, 164n. 88,
173n. 50, 190n. 77, 194n. 10,
195n. 18, 199n. 49, 209nn. 10, 11.
See also Duke of Shanyang

Emperor Xuan, 19, 29, 30, 36, 163n.
81, 198n. 35

Emperor Yuan (Han), 14, 19, 21, 37,
38, 40, 160n. 42, 175n. 77, 214n.
5

Emperor Yuan (Wei). See Cao Huan

Emperor Zhang, 22, 164n. 89, 174n.
64, 223n. 62

Emperor Zhao, 18, 54

Emperor Zhi, 23, 39, 164n. 88,
174n. 64

empress, xiv, xv, 6, 7, 13, 15-16,
18, 79, 89-90, 165n. 92; selection
of an, 15, 16, 165n. 92, 200n.
58

Empress Bian (empress of Cao Cao),
xiv, xv, 47, 78, 90-95, 98-100,
103, 107, 111, 137, 154n. 11,
178n. 7, 195n. 13, 196nn. 21, 22,
197nn. 26, 27, 199n. 56

Empress Bian (empress of Cao Huan),
47, 94

Empress Bian (empress of Cao Mao),
48, 94, 197n. 31

Empress Bo, 173n. 50

Empress Chen, 33, 36

Empress Deng. See Empress Dowager
Deng

Empress Deng Sui, 39, 43. See also
Empress Dowager Deng

Empress Dou (empress of Emperor
Zhang), 164n. 89

empress dowager, 13, 16, 18, 19, 23,
40, 44-45, 54, 89, 162n. 66, 163n.
82

Empress Dowager Bian. See Empress
Bian (empress of Cao Cao)

Empress Dowager Deng, 40, 164n.
89, 176n. 91. See also Empress
Deng Sui

Empress Dowager Ding, 19

Empress Dowager Dou (empress of
Emperor Wen), 161n. 60

Empress Dowager Fu (Emperor Ai's
grandmother), 19, 21

Empress Dowager Guo (empress of
Cao Pi). 74, 109-110. See also
Empress Guo (empress of Cao Pi)

Empress Dowager Guo (empress of
Cao Rui), 55, 72, 114. See also
Empress Guo (empress of Cao Rui)

Empress Dowager He, 193n. 10

Empress Dowager Liang, 23

Empress Dowager Ma, 205n. 106.
See also Empress Ma

Empress Dowager Yang. See Empress
Yang

Empress Dowager Zhao, 19

Empress Dowager Zhu. See Lady Zhu

Empress Fu (empress of Emperor Ai),
21, 33

Empress Gan, 115-116, 207n. 1,
209nn. 4, 5

Empress Guo (empress of Cao Pi),
42, 47, 53-54, 73, 75-78, 97,
103-104, 106-111, 182n. 48,
190n. 91, 205nn. 104, 112, 206n.
118. See also Empress Dowager
Guo (empress of Cao Pi)

Empress Guo (empress of Cao Rui),
47, 75, 105, 113, 207n. 138. See
also Empress Dowager Guo
(empress of Cao Rui)

Empress Guo (empress of Emperor
Guangwu). See Guo Shengtong

Empress He. See Dame He

Empress Jia, 77-78, 176n. 84, 191n.
94, 203n. 94. See also Jia Nanfeng

Empress Jing. See Lady Zhu

Empress Liang. See Empress Dowager
Liang

Empress Lü, 6, 17-18, 31, 33, 35,
37, 38, 40, 128, 162n. 69, 173nn.
49, 50, 209n. 9

Empress Ma, 22, 39, 108, 174n. 68,
191n. 95. See also Empress
Dowager Ma

Empress Mao, 47, 111, 113, 206n.
125, 207n. 133

Empress of Attentive Recollection. See
Lady Wang (of Nanyang, consort
of Sun Quan)

Empress of Great Exemplarity, 128,
226n. 75. See also Lady Wang (of
Langye, consort of Sun Quan)

Empress of Illustrious Achievements.
See Empress Gan

Empress of Illustrious Spirit, 116.

Empress of Respectful Recollection.
See Honorable Lady Liang

Empress of Spiritual Recollection,
116, 209n. 11

Empress Song, 175n. 75

Empress Wei (Wei Zifu), 15, 33,
161n. 51, 162n. 67, 168n. 33

Empress Wen. See Madam He

Empress Wu, 49, 116-117

Empress Xu, 20, 29-30, 37, 41,
166n. 13, 167n. 18, 175n. 77

Empress Yan, 22, 36

Empress Yin. See Yin Lihua

Empress Yang, 58, 77, 191nn. 92,
93

Empress Yuan. See Wang Zhengjun

Empress Zhang, 118, 211n. 30

Empress Zhao. See Flying Swallow
Zhao

Empress Zhen (empress of Cao Fang),
47, 104, 202n. 84

Empress Zhen (empress of Cao Pi),
42, 47, 59, 72-78, 80, 95-104,
106, 110, 190n. 81, 191n. 99,
198n. 38, 201nn. 62, 65, 205nn.
113, 114

Encomia on the Dukes of Jin, 105,
114, 202n. 87, 204n. 94

Engels, Friedrich, 156n. 2

"Er nan." See "Two nan"

Essentials of Governing from Divers
Books, 190n. 83

eunuchs, 21, 23, 31, 33-34, 39, 58,
131, 163nn. 74, 163n. 82, 193n.
10, 195n. 11, 203n. 93, 228n.
91

Exemplary Essays, 190n. 83

Exemplary Princess of Pingyuan. See
Shu (daughter of Cao Rui)

Exoteric Commentary on Han's
Poetry, 168n. 31

Fancheng, 179n. 18

Fang, Achilles, 62, 184nn. 8, 9

Fang Beichen, 206n. 129

Fang Xuanling, 78

Fang yan. See Dialects

fangzheng. See sincere and upright

Fan Neng, 123, 125, 215n. 11, 217n.
32

Fan Ye, 34, 36, 38-39, 43, 61, 7980,
167n. 21, 172n. 42, 173n. 49,
174n. 53, 177n. 93, 183n. 4

favorite beauty, 13, 36, 89-90

Favorite Beauty Ban, 36, 37, 42,
174nn. 60, 61, 175n. 76

Favorite Beauty Wei, 15, 37, 41,
161n. 51

Favorite Beauty Yin, 15, 161n. 51

Favorite Beauty Zhao. See Flying
Swallow Zhao

Fa Zheng, 49, 117, 210nn. 18, 23

fei, 156n. 21

female masters of writing, 58, 182n.
63

Feng Chao, 132, 228n. 84

Feng Chun, 132

Feng Fang, 223n. 62

Feng Mengzhen, 66, 188n. 49

filially pious and incorrupt, 62, 96,
124, 168n. 35

Filial Marquis of Wucheng commune.
See Guo Du

filial piety, 99, 101, 107, 115, 124,
155n. 10, 220n. 49

First Emperor of Qin, 13, 24, 35,
155n. 10, 164n. 90, 172n. 46,
204n. 98

Five Classics, 15

Five Phases, 29, 30-31

flourishing talent, 168n. 35

Flying Swallow Zhao, 15, 20-21, 37,
41, 160n. 49, 161n. 51

footbinding, 3, 4

"Forest of Elites," 181n. 25

Forest of Resolve, 123, 216n. 23

Former Sovereign. See Liu Bei

Four Histories, 62

four lineages, 50-51, 180n. 25

Four Sustainers, 171n. 40

Frankly Speaking, 54

fu. See rhapsody

fu (consorts or female officers), 158n.
13

Fu, 209n. 17

Fu Chang, 202n. 87

Fuchun, 125

Fu family, 19, 20, 21, 36

Fufeng, 210n. 18

Fu Hao, 158n. 13

Fuling, 17

full marquis, 16, 161n. 53

furen. See lady

Fu Sheng, 31

Fu Xi, 9

Fu Xuan, 64, 165n. 1

Fu Yan, 33

Fuzhou, 224n. 67

Fu Zi. See Fu Hao

"Gan li fu." See "Rhapsody on Being
Moved by Parting"

Ganling, 212n. 37

Ganlu period, 130, 225n. 75

Gansu, 180n. 21

Gaoling. See Gao Tumulus

Gaoping ling. See Gaoping Tumulus

Gaoping Tumulus, 114

Gaotang, 107

Gao Tumulus: Wei, 94, 197n. 29;
Wu, 123, 215n. 20, 216n. 23

Gaoxin shi, 103, 201n. 75. See also
Di Ku

Gaozu, 33, 35, 38, 54, 116, 169n.
39, 173nn. 49, 50, 182n. 46, 209n.
9, 227n. 77. See also Liu Bang

Garden of Persuasions, 29, 41, 166n.
12, 175n. 79

Genealogy of Shu, 118, 120

General Catalogue of the Complete
Writings of the Four Treasuries, 70,
189n. 63

Geyang jun. See Du (wife of Guo
Man)

Gongan, 128, 220n. 53

Gong hou furen. See Zhou
(grandmother of Cao Cao's
Empress Bian)

Gonghuai huanghou. See Honorable
Lady Liang

gongren. See palace maids

Gongsun Zan, 208n. 4

Gongyang Commentary, 30, 171n. 40

Gongyang zhuan. See Gongyang
Commentary

Gong Yu, 160n. 42

good families, 15-16, 18

graceful lady, 13

grandee secretary, 90

grand empress dowager, 13, 89

Grand Empress Dowager Bian. See
Empress Bian (empress of Cao Cao)

Grand Empress Dowager Fu, 19

The Grand Scribe's Records, 15, 34,
35, 36-37, 38, 41-42, 61, 62, 65,
167n. 21, 172n. 42, 173n. 49,
184nn. 7, 11, 227n. 77

"Great Learning," 27

Great Sacrifice, 100, 110, 200n. 62

Guang'an xian gong. See Guo De

Guanghan, 211n. 33

Guanghe period, 96

Guangle xiangjun. See Countess of
Guangle district

Guangling, 109, 123, 125, 205n. 110

Guangyang xiangjun. See Liu (wife of
Bian Lin)

Guangzong, 106, 204n. 95

Guanjin hou. See Guo Bian

Guanjin Jing hou. See Guo Yong

"Guanju," 32-33, 112, 206n. 130

Guan Jun, 196n. 22

guannei hou. See marquis within the
passes

Guanqiu Jian, 114, 207n. 140

Guan Yu, 61, 179n. 18

Guan Zhong, 16, 228n. 95

Guanzhong (Within the Passes), 98,
199n. 56

Gu ben San guo zhi cancun san juan.
See Gu ben San guo zhi can juan

Gu ben San guo zhi can juan, 187n.
44

Gucheng lake, 227n. 81

Gu family, 50, 180n. 25

Gui, 89, 106, 192n. 2, 204n. 98

Guiji, 123-124, 128, 155n. 10, 215n.
18, 222nn. 59, 61, 228n. 87

Guiji dianlu. See Standard Record of
Guiji

guipin. See honored concubine

guiren. See honorable lady

Gu guo zhi. See Records of Ancient
States

Gu Kaizhi, 176n. 84

Guo Ban, 190n. 83

Guo Biao, 108-110

Guo Cheng, 107, 110

Guo De, 75, 104-105, 113. See also
Zhen De

Guo Du, 107, 110

Guo family (Han), 22, 23

Guo family: of Cao Pi's Empress
Guo, 76; of Cao Rui's Empress
Guo, 114

"Guo feng." See "Airs of the States"

Guo Fu, 107, 109-110

Guo Huai, 180n. 21, 190n. 91

Guo Jia, 114

Guo Jian, 105, 113-114

Guo Li, 113

Guo Man, 113

Guo Moruo, 156n. 2

Guo Pu, 125

Guo River, 205n. 111

Guo Shengtong, 21-22, 23, 164n. 83,
174n. 64

Guo Shu, 110

Guo Xiang, 109-110

Guo Xun, 109

Guo Yong, 106-110

Guo Yu, 107

Guo Zhao, 110

Guo Zhi, 113-114

Guozijian. See Directorate of
Education

Gu shi kao. See Investigations in
Ancient History

Gu Tan, 124

Gu Yong (Han), 29-30, 37, 166n. 13,
175n. 77

Gu Yong (Wu), 127, 219n. 44

Guzhang, 67

Hallowed Documents, 62, 201n. 72

Han dynasty, 4-6, 8, 12, 13-46, 4849,
51, 53-55, 57, 59, 61, 69, 71,
79-80, 89, 93, 95-96, 108, 119,
123-125, 138, 155n. 10, 160nn.
33, 37, 45, 161n. 59, 162n. 71,
163nn. 74, 82, 164nn. 83, 89,
165nn. 92, 1, 166nn. 7, 21, 171n.
40, 173n. 49, 183n. 63, 193n. 10,
198nn. 35, 40, 200n. 58, 211n. 28,
214n. 8, 215n. 18, 220n. 56

Hangzhou, 212n. 2

Han History, 15, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37,
38, 43, 61, 62, 65, 171n. 41,
172n. 48, 173n. 49, 175nn. 77, 80,
184n. 7, 189n. 63, 213n. 5, 227n.
77

Han Jin chunqiu. See Han-Jin Spring
and Autumn Annals

Han Jin shu ying. See Reproductions
of Han through Jin Manuscripts

Han-Jin Spring and Autumn Annals,
49, 70, 72, 75, 110, 117-118

Han jiu yi. See Old Han Ceremonies

Han Learning, 4

Han Record of the Eastern Lodge,
192n. 104

Han shi wai zhuan. See Exoteric
Commentary on Han's Poetry

"Hao li xing." See "Wormwood
Village"

harems, 12-16, 20, 23-24, 30, 3637,
40, 44, 49, 52, 54, 57-59, 76,
133, 137-138, 160nn. 37, 45,
163nn. 81, 82, 164n. 90, 169n. 39,
174n. 64, 179n. 20, 182n. 62,
193n. 4, 220n. 56, 223n. 62, 227n.
77. See also concubinage

He. See Yellow River

He Chengtian, 68

Hedong, 66

He Du, 132

He family, 53, 132

He Hong, 131

He Jiang, 131

He Jiao, 63

He Jin, 193n. 10, 203n. 93

He Miao, 131-132

He'nan, 22, 208n. 1

Henei, 111, 206n. 124

Hengjiang, 123, 125, 215nn. 11, 13,
217n. 32

Hengshan, 199n. 42, 204n. 98

Hengshui, 212n. 40

Heping, 30, 166n. 15

hereditary households, 172n. 42

He Sui, 52, 131

He tu. See River Chart

He Wu, 95, 198n. 35

He Xiu, 171n. 40

He Yan, 205n. 108

He Zhi, 131-132, 228n. 87

He Zhuo, 76, 186n. 35

Historical Narrative of the Three
States, 177n. 3

History of the Posterior Han, 164n.
82, 167n. 21, 184n. 11

History of the South, 188n. 56

Hong Zi, 213n. 4

honorable lady, 14, 24, 43, 57, 58

Honorable Lady Chai, 107

Honorable Lady Jia, 174n. 64

Honorable Lady Li, 75, 97, 199n. 50

Honorable Lady Liang, 116, 164n.
89, 209n. 10

Honorable Lady Song, 174n. 64

Honorable Lady Wang, 49, 120

Honorable Lady Yin, 75, 97

honored concubine, 89-90

Honored Concubine Guo. See
Empress Guo (empress of Cao Pi)

hou. See empress

Houguan, 129-130, 224n. 67

Hou Han ji. See Later Han Annals

Hou Han shu. See Later Han History

Hou Ji. See Lord Millet

House Builder, 29, 166n. 13

Hsing I-tien, xv

Hua He, 64

Huainanzi, 27-28

Huai River, 204n. 98

Huaiyin, 126, 219n. 45

Huang. See Ehuang

Huangchu period, 42, 75, 93-94, 97,
106, 108, 111, 113, 179n. 21,
199n. 48, 205n. 114, 218n. 37

Huang Hao, 55, 62, 119, 212n. 38

huanghou. See empress

"Huanghou ji." See "Annals of
Empresses"

Huang Jun, 169n. 39

Huanglong period, 218nn. 37, 41,
219n. 47

Huang Si furen. See Empress Gan

huang taihou. See empress dowager

Huangwu period, 127, 219n. 47

Huang Zu, 125, 217n. 35

Huanliu tai. See Ringed Pomegranate
Terrace

Huan Tan, 33, 38

Huan Wen, 212n. 42

Hua Qiao, 81, 173n. 49

Huayang guozhi. See Record of the
States South of Mt. Hua

Hucker, Charles O., xv-xvi

Huiling. See Hui Tumulus

Hui Tumulus, 117

Hulin, 227n. 82

Hundred Mou Palace, 170n. 39

Huo Guang, 18-19, 38, 55, 162n. 68

Huo Qubing, 18, 162n. 67

Hu Sanxing, 203n. 92, 222n. 60

Illustrious Ancestor. See Cao Rui

Illustrious and Worthy Emperor. See
Sun He (son of Sun Quan)

Illustrious and Worthy Empress. See
Dame He

impartial and just, 67, 185n. 17

Imperially Reviewed Compendium of
the Taiping Era, 177n. 94

imperial secretariat, 94, 197n. 26

Institutional Epitome, 218n. 35

Intrigues of the Warring States, 221n.
56

Investigations in Ancient History,
184n. 11

ji. See dame

Ji, 89, 103, 192n. 2, 227n. 77

Jia Chong, 77, 153n. 7, 191nn. 92,
93

Jia family, 77, 176n. 84

Jiahe period, 128

Ji'an, 222n. 61

Jian'an commandery, 228n. 87

Jia Nanfeng, 77, 191nn. 93, 97. See
also Empress Jia

Jian'an period, 92, 94, 97-99, 117,
123-124, 180n. 21, 195nn. 10, 14,
196n. 19, 199n. 56, 205n. 114,
210n. 18, 215nn. 12, 18, 216n. 23,
217nn. 34, 35

Jian'an qi zi. See Seven Masters of the
Jian'an Period

Jianchang, 124, 217n. 30

Jiang. See Jiang Yuan

Jiang biao zhuan. See Biographies
from beyond the Yangtze

Jiangling (city), 209n. 5

Jiangling (gravesite). See Jiang
Tumulus

Jiangnan, 56, 60, 216n. 21

Jiangnan shuju, 66

Jiang the Chaste, 108

Jiang Tumulus, 127, 129, 219n. 45

Jiang Yuan, 9, 102-103, 107, 201n.
71, 202n. 76, 206n. 122

Jiankang, 67, 188n. 55

Jiankang shilu. See True Record of
Jiankang

Jian Shi, 203n. 93

Jianshi period, 204n. 94

Jian tai. See Jian Terrace

Jian Terrace, 108

Jianxing period, 117-119, 130

Jianye, 130, 185n. 20, 214n. 7, 215n.
12, 224n. 65

"Jiao te sheng." See "Use a Single
Victim at the Suburban Sacrifice"

Jiaping period, 104

Jie, 42, 106, 112, 204n. 99

Jie hou. See Mao Jia

jieyu. See favorite beauty

Jigu ge, 66

Jin dynasty, 49, 57-58, 62-63, 65,
68-72, 76-78, 105, 120, 132,
153n. 7, 186n. 33, 187n. 44, 191n.
97, 197n. 32, 203nn. 91, 94, 213n.
5, 226n. 76

Jing Ai huanghou. See Attentive and
Lamented Empress (Zhang)

Jingchu period, 102, 104, 113, 197n.
31

"Jingfu dian fu." See "Rhapsody on
the Hall of Great Blessings"

Jing hou. See Bian Yuan; Guo Yong;
Zhen Yi (father of Cao Pi's
Empress Zhen)

Jinghuai huanghou. See Lady Wang
(of Nanyang, consort of Sun Quan)

Jingling. See Jing Tumulus

Jing prefecture, 122

Jing province, 46, 48, 49, 115, 124,
177n. 3, 178n. 18, 209n. 5, 210n.
23, 211n. 29, 212n. 42, 220n.
53

Jing Tumulus, 128

Jingyao period, 120

Jingyuan period, 114

Jingzhao zhang gongzhu. See Senior
Princess of the Capital

Jin History, 58, 62-63, 69, 78, 185n.
20

Jinling moveable-type edition, 66

Jin zhugong zan. See Encomia on the
Dukes of Jin

Jiong, King of Qi. See Sima Jiong

Ji province, 67, 72, 97, 190n. 83,
199n. 47

"Jisi zhi." See "Treatise on Sacrifices"

Jiu Tang shu. See Old Tang History

Jiu zhou. See Nine Provinces

Jiu zhou chunqiu. See Spring and
Autumn Annals of the Nine
Provinces

Ji Wuzi, 209n. 15

ji zhuan. See annals and biographies

junior maid, 13

Junzhai dushu zhi. See Notices on
Books from the Prefect's Studio

Jurong, 131, 227n. 77

Juzhang, 128, 220n. 55, 222n. 61

Kaiyang, 90, 193n. 8

Kaiyang Gate, 194n. 10

Kaiyang Gong hou. See Bian Guang

Kaiyang hou. See Bian Bing

Kim Pu-sik, 183n. 4

king, 90, 193n. 7

King Arthur, 183n. 3

King Cheng, 11, 161n. 52

King Jing of the Sima family, 105,
197n. 31. See also Sima Shi

King Huan. See Sun Ce

King Kang, 158n. 18

King of Anding. See Liu Yao (son of
Liu Shan)

King of Anping. See Liu Li

King of Changyi. See Liu He

King of Chenliu. See Cao Huan

King of Dingtao, 173n. 52

King of Dong'e. See Cao Zhi

King of Ganling. See Liu Yong

King of Guiji. See Sun Liang

King of Hanzhong. See Liu Bei

King of Langye. See Sun Xiu (son of
Sun Quan)

King of Liang. See Liu Li

King of Lu (Han). See Liu Yu (King
of Lu)

King of Lu (Shu). See Liu Yong

King of Lu (Wu). See Sun Ba

King of Nanyang. See Sun He (son of
Sun Quan)

King of Pingyuan. See Cao Rui

King of Qi. See Cao Fang

King of Qinghe. See Liu Qing

King of Wei: Wei Bao, 220n. 56;
Zhou dynasty, 221n. 56

King of Wu. See Sun Quan

King of Youthful Demise. See Liu
Cheng

King of Zhongshan: Liu Sheng, 49;
Liu Xing, 173n. 52

King Gong, 172n. 44

King Wen, 15, 161n. 52, 192n. 2,
205n. 105, 206n. 122

King Wen of the Sima family, 105,
197n. 31. See also Sima Zhao

King Wu (Wei), 112. See also Cao
Cao

King Wu (Zhou), 15, 158n. 17, 161n.
52, 172n. 44, 192n. 2, 206n. 122

King Xuan, 180n. 21

King You, 11, 158n. 21, 167n. 21,
202n. 86

King Yu of Yan. See Cao Yu

King Zhao, 158n. 18

King Zhao of Chu, 108

King Zhou, 41-42, 106, 112, 158n.
17, 170n. 39, 172n. 44, 181n. 41

Kong Anguo, 158n. 17

Kong Guang, 198n. 37

Korea, 183n. 4

Kuaiji. See Guiji

Kuiqiu, 107

lady, 13, 57, 79, 89-90, 107, 160n.
37, 193n. 5

Lady Bian. See Empress Bian (empress
of Cao Cao)

Lady Bu, 53, 56, 126-127, 129,
218n. 38, 219nn. 43, 45, 223n. 62

Lady Chen, 174n. 64

Lady Ding, 90-92

Lady Gan, 48, 178n. 15

Lady Guo. See Empress Guo (empress
of Cao Pi)

Lady Li (consort of Cao Pi), 74, 110

Lady Li (consort of Emperor Wu of
Han), 15, 161n. 51

Lady Liang. See Honorable Lady
Liang

Lady Liu (consort of Cao Cao), 91,
195n. 13

Lady Liu (consort of Yuan Shao), 74,
97-98

Lady Mi, 48

lady of bright loveliness, 90

lady of chaste beauty, 89-90, 98

Lady of Chiyang, 194n. 10

lady of complete complaisance, 90

lady of cultivated countenance, 89-90

lady of cultivated deportment, 90

Lady of Illustrious Spirit, 116, 209n.
9

Lady of Imperial Regret. See Empress
Gan

lady of talent, 57, 113, 182n. 62

Lady of the Respectful Marquis. See
Zhou (grandmother of Cao Cao's
Empress Bian)

Lady Pan, 52, 56, 128-129, 213n. 5,
219n. 45, 220n. 56, 222nn. 60, 61

Lady Quan, 56, 129

Lady Shen, 33, 38

Lady Sun, 47, 56, 60, 116-117,
177n. 3, 210n. 23. See also
Princess Quan; Sun Luban

Lady Teng, 133, 226n. 75

Lady Wang (mother of Emperor
Min). See Empress of Spiritual
Recollection

Lady Wang (of Langye, consort of
Sun Quan), 127-128, 216n. 25,
219nn. 42, 48, 220n. 50. See also
Empress of Great Exemplarity

Lady Wang (of Nanyang, consort of
Sun Quan), 128

Lady Wang (wife of Emperor Jing), 14

Lady Wu, 50-51, 55, 59, 122-123,
213n. 4, 216nn. 21, 23

Lady Xie, 52, 80, 124

Lady Xu, 52, 53, 80-81, 124-127,
218n. 38, 219n. 45

Lady Yuan, 53, 56, 128-129, 223n. 62

Lady Zhao, 17

Lady Zhu, 130, 225n. 75

Lai Gong, 115-116

Lamented King. See Liu Yin

Lamented King of Zan. See Cao Xie

Langye, 53, 90, 127, 193n. 8

Langye Wangs, 220n. 50

Laozi, 166n. 7

Later Han Annals, 184n. 11

Later Han History: by Fan Ye, 14,
23, 31, 34, 36, 38-39, 40-41, 43,
61-62, 68, 79-80, 167n. 21, 169n.
39, 173n. 49, 174n. 53, 177n. 94,
183n. 4, 184n. 7; by Xie Cheng,
124, 217n. 29

Later Qin, 188n. 54

Later Wei, 188n. 54

Latter Sovereign (Shu). See Liu Shan

Latter Sovereign (Wu), 225n. 75. See
also Sun Hao

Leban, Carl, 67-68, 186n. 35

Leizu, 204n. 98

"Lesser Elegantiae," 32

Lessons for Women, 177n. 94

Liang, 119, 212n. 39

Liang family, 22, 23, 24, 36, 163nn.
80, 82

Liang Guang, 64

Liang History, 172n. 43

Liang Ji, 22-23, 39, 165n. 92

liangjia. See good families

Liangli ting Dai hou. See Guo Fu

Liang Na, 39

liangren. See sweet lady

Liang shu. See Liang History

Liang Song, 22

Liang Tong, 22

Liang Zhangju, 216n. 23, 227n. 82

Liaocheng, 206n. 126

liehou. See full marquis

Lie nü zhuan. See Biographies of
Women

lie zhuan. See biographies

Liezu. See Cao Rui

Li furen. See Lady Li

Li ji. See Record of Rites

lineage or family name, 9, 156n. 5

Linghuai huanghou. See Empress of
Spiritual Recollection

Lingling, 67, 129, 188n. 55, 224n. 68

Linhai, 132, 228n. 87

Linhuai, 126, 218n. 39, 219n. 45

Linwei xian gong. See Guo Jian

Lin Xun, 225n. 72

Linyi, 193n. 8

Linzhang, 197n. 29, 199n. 47

"Lin zhi," 112, 206n. 130

Li Ping. See Favorite Beauty Wei

Li Shi, 120, 212n. 42

Li Shou, 212n. 42

Li Shu, 125, 217n. 34

"Li si fu." See "Rhapsody on
Thoughts of Parting"

Liu (wife of Bian Lin), 94

Liu (wife of Bian Long), 94

Liu (wife of Zhen Yi's son Zhen
Yan), 101

Liu Bang, 14, 17, 172n. 48, 173n. 49,
208n. 2, 220n. 56. See also Gaozu

Liu Bei, 8, 46-49, 54-56, 59, 70-71,
79, 115-120, 123, 177n. 3, 178nn.
10, 15, 18, 196n. 24, 207n. 1,
208nn. 2, 4, 209nn. 5, 11, 13, 17,
210nn. 18, 23, 211nn. 29, 33,
212n. 34, 213n. 4, 215n. 16, 221n.
56

Liu Bian. See Young Emperor

Liu Biao, 49, 211n. 29, 217n. 35,
223n. 62

liu bing. See six maladies

Liu Bingyi, 19

Liu Chen, 120

Liu Cheng, 119

Liu Cong, 120

Liu family (Changsha), 178n. 18

Liu family (Han ruling house), 23,
38, 40, 221n. 56

Liu family (Shu Han ruling house),
48-49, 54, 59, 140, 178n. 18,
212n. 39, 221n. 56

Liu Fei, 108

Liu Feng, 178n. 18

Liu Fu, 160n. 49

liu gong. See Six Palaces

Liu He, 18, 54-55, 162n. 68

Liu Heng. See Emperor Wen (Han)

Liu Ji, 120

Liu Jun, 198n. 39

Liu Li, 49, 119-120

Liu Liang, 96

Liu Mao, 49, 116-117

Liu Qing, 174n. 64

Liu Qu, 120

Liu Shan, 8, 47-49, 54-55, 58-59,
79, 81, 115, 117-120, 179nn. 18,
20, 21, 209n. 4, 210nn. 17, 23,
211nn. 29, 30, 31, 212n. 38

Liu Sheng. See King of Zhongshan

Liu Song dynasty, 67-68

Liu Xi, 154n. 8, 201n. 70

Liu Xianxin, 186n. 35

Liu Xiang, 5, 29-30, 31, 37, 38, 4143,
44, 45, 53, 166nn. 12, 13,
175nn. 77, 80

Liu Xie. See Emperor Xian

Liu Xie (literary critic and theorist),
186n. 22

Liu Xin, 31

Liu Xiu. See Emperor Guangwu

Liu Xu, 162n. 68

Liu Xuan (Liu Shan's heir apparent),
120, 211n. 30

Liu Xuan (Liu Yong's grandson), 120,
212n. 42

Liu Xun (administrator of Lujiang),
223n. 62

Liu Xun (son of Liu Shan), 120

Liu Yan, 49, 116, 209n. 17

Liu Yao (inspector of Yang province),
122-123, 125, 215nn. 10, 12,
217nn. 32, 33

Liu Yao (son of Liu Shan), 211n. 30

Liu Yin, 119

Liu Yong, 49, 118-120, 212n. 34

Liu Yu (founder of the Liu Song), 67,
188n. 54

Liu Yu (King of Lu), 49

Liu Yu (Later Han critic of palace
women), 33, 41, 168n. 37, 170n.
40

Liu Zan, 120

Liu Zhang, 178n. 18, 209n. 17,
210n. 18, 211n. 33

Liu Zhao, 175n. 75

Liu Zhiji, 69, 71, 186n. 35, 191n. 99

Liu Zuan, 126

Li Xiong, 118, 120, 211n. 25, 212n.
42

Li Yanshou, 188n. 56

Liyang, 131, 227n. 81

"Liyi zhi." See "Treatise on
Ceremonial"

Longxi, 179n. 21

Longyang jun. See Lord of Longyang

Lord Millet, 9, 102-103, 156n. 4,
201n. 71, 202n. 75, 206n. 122

Lord of Longyang, 221n. 56

Lost Zhou Documents, 154n. 8

Lu Bi, xiii, 186n. 35, 192n. 3, 198n.
39, 205n. 114, 221n. 56, 227n. 82

Lü Bu, 48, 49, 194n. 10, 208n. 2

Lu family, 50, 142, 180n. 25

Lü Fan, 122, 212n. 3, 214n. 8

Lujiang, 52, 125-126, 216n. 23,
217n. 34, 219n. 45, 223n. 62

Lu Kang, 51

Luling, 129, 222n. 61

Lun, King of Zhao. See Sima Lun

Lun yu. See Conversations

Luoyang, 64, 67, 90, 118-120, 133,
191n. 97, 193n. 10, 196n. 19,
211n. 31, 226n. 75, 227n. 76

Luo Zhenyu, 187n. 44

Lu Shang, 51, 126

"Lü taihou ben ji." See "Basic Annals
of Empress Dowager Lü"

Luxuriant Gems of the Spring and
Autumn, 29

Ma'an shan, 215n. 11

Ma Chao, 199n. 56

Madam Bu. See Lady Bu

Madam He, 226n. 75

Madam Pan. See Lady Pan

Madam Ren, 54, 98

Madam Teng. See Lady Teng

Madam Wang, 226n. 75. See also
Lady Wang (of Langye, consort of
Sun Quan)

Madam Xu. See Lady Xu

Madam Yu, 53-54, 111-112

Madam Zhang. See Empress Zhang

Madam Zhen. See Empress Zhen
(empress of Cao Pi)

Madam Zhu. See Lady Zhu

Ma family, 22, 23, 174n. 68, 205n.
106

"Major Preface," 158n. 20

Mao commentary, 32, 168nn. 29, 31

Mao Jia, 111-112, 206n. 127

Mao Jin, 66, 188n. 50

"Mao shi xu." See "Preface to the
Mao Version of the Shi"

Mao Zeng, 111-113, 207n. 135

Ma Rong, 43, 176n. 92

Marquis Guiming. See Sun Hao

Marquis of An district. See Cao Zhi

Marquis of An state. See Mao Jia

Marquis of Anyang commune. See
Guo Biao

Marquis of Boping district. See Mao
Jia

Marquis of Enduring Trust, 172n. 46

Marquis of Gaomi. See Teng Mu

Marquis of Guangde. See Xu Kun

Marquis of Guanjin. See Guo Biao

Marquis of Houguan. See Sun Liang

Marquis of Jiyang. See Wu Yi

Marquis of Kaiyang. See Bian Bing

Marquis of Liling. See Gu Yong (Wu)

Marquis of Liyang. See He Jiang

Marquis of Luo, 178n. 18

Marquis of Mei. See Dong Zhuo

Marquis of Pingyuan. See Guo De

Marquis of Suiyang district. See Bian
Long

marquis of the capital district, 94,
197n. 30

Marquis of Ting commune. See Xiang
Lang

Marquis of Tongdi, 106

Marquis of Weichang, 101

Marquis of Wucheng: Sun Ce, 215n.
18; Sun Hao, 133, 226n. 75

Marquis of Wuyi. See Liu Ji

Marquis of Xin commune. See Wu
Fen

Marquis of Xuancheng. See He Zhi

Marquis of Yongping: He Hong, 131;
Quan Shang, 129

Marquis of Yunyang. See Zhu Xiong

marquis within the passes, 90, 170n.
39

marriage and family, 5, 6, 7-8, 10,
12, 14-15, 22-23, 26, 32-35, 43,
46-60, 89, 108, 117, 161n. 59,
162n. 66, 170n. 40; political
alliances and, 5, 7-8, 11-13, 16,
20-24, 35, 44, 46-48, 50-53, 59,
105, 161n. 59, 163n. 81, 192n. 3,
213n. 4. See also polygyny

Marxism, 9, 157n. 9

Ma Su, 70

matriarchy and matrilineage, 9-10,
156nn. 2, 4, 5, 157n. 9

Ma Xu, 171n. 41

Ma Yan, 23

Ma Yuan, 22, 23, 39

meiren. See beautiful lady

"Memorial Presenting the
Commentary to Records of the
Three States," 65, 188n. 56

Meng Da, 178n. 18

Mengjin, 98, 199n. 56

Meng Wu, 108-109

Mengyin county, 212n. 35

Miao Xi, 64

Miao Yue, 66, 70, 72, 184n. 10,
185n. 13, 186n. 35

Middle Army, 105, 203n. 93

Mi Heng, 218n. 35

Ming dynasty, 4, 66, 154n. 5, 188n.
48

Mingling. See Ming Tumulus

Ming Tumulus, 226n. 75

Minling. See Min Tumulus

"Minor Preface," 11, 158n. 20, 201n.
69

Min Tumulus, 113

Miss Xu. See Lady Xu

Mi Zhu, 48

Models for Women, 175n. 76

The Modest Maid, 175n. 76

Moling, 123, 215n. 12

Morgan, Lewis, 156n. 2

"Mo shang sang." See "Mulberry by
the Path"

Mountain Yue, 50, 126

Mourned King. See Liu Li

Moxi, 41-42, 106, 204n. 99

Mt. Gui, 119, 212n. 35

Mt. Meng, 119, 212n. 35

Mt. Qi, 167n. 21

Mt. Tianzhu, 208n. 3

"Mulberry by the Path," 165n. 1

Muye, 158n. 17, 172n. 44

myth and archetype, 9, 156n. 4

Naitô Konan, 187n. 44

Naitô Torajirô. See Naitô Konan

Nanchang, 215n. 14, 217n. 30

Nanchao, 42, 106, 204n. 99

Nanchong, 184n. 10

Nan commandery, 107

Nan jian. See Directorate of
Education at Nanjing

Nanjing, 188n. 55, 214n. 7, 215nn.
11, 12, 227n. 77

Nanjun, 115, 204n. 98, 209n. 5

Nanling. See Nan Tumulus

Nan shi. See History of the South

Nan Tumulus, 118

Nanyang, 21-22, 38, 128, 163n. 75

Neo-Confucianism, 3-4

Neolithic age, 157n. 9

Newly Arranged Anecdotes, 41, 175n.
79

New Tang History, 187n. 41

New Treatise, 33

Nine Provinces, 171n. 40

Ningbo, 220n. 55

Niuzhu, 123, 215n. 13

Northern Qi History, 172n. 43

Notices on Books from the Prefect's
Studio, 189n. 60

Nü jie. See Precepts for Women

nü shangshu. See female masters of
writing

Nü shi. See Models for Women

Nü shi zhen. See Admonitions of the
Instructress to the Court Ladies

Nü xian. See Patterns for Women

Nü xun. See Lessons for Women

Nüying, 107, 111, 204n. 98, 205n.
105

Old Han Ceremonies, 195n. 14

Old Tang History, 65-66

"On Zhuge Liang," 189n. 68

Palace edition, 66, 188n. 47

palace maids, 160n. 43

Palace of Ascendant Peace, 131, 133,
226n. 75, 227n. 80

Palace of Enduring Joy, 117, 210n.
20

Palace of Eternal Longevity, 92, 107,
200n. 58

Palace of Eternal Peace: Empress Guo
(empress of Cao Pi), 109; Empress
Guo (empress of Cao Rui), 113

Palace of Peace and Stability. See
Lady Zhu

Palace of Prolonged Autumn, 73, 99,
133, 200n. 58

Pan Jun, 213n. 4

Pan Mi, 213n. 4

Pan Yue, 186n. 22

patriarchy and patrilineage, 3, 5, 10,
25, 156n. 5, 157n. 9

Patterns for Women, 175n. 76

Pei, 70, 115, 201n. 66, 207n. 1

Pei Songzhi, xiii, 8, 49, 62, 65-69,
71-74, 76, 78-81, 93, 100, 130,
164n. 82, 178n. 6, 182nn. 49, 51,
186n. 33, 187n. 41, 188nn. 51,
56, 189nn. 59, 60, 63, 190n. 83,
196n. 21, 198n. 39, 215nn. 9, 18,
217n. 34, 223n. 62, 224n. 68,
225n. 71

Pengcheng, 215n. 12

Peng Zu, 131, 227n. 78

Pingyuan commandery, 202n. 83

Pingyuan Yi gongzhu. See Shu
(daughter of Cao Rui)

polygyny, 10-12

portents and prognostications, 91, 96,
116, 102-103, 122, 128, 172n. 48,
207n. 1, 213n. 5, 216n. 23, 221n.
56, 222n. 61. See also divination

posthumous names, xiv-xv, 102, 113,
116, 119, 127-128, 153n. 5, 154n.
8, 173n. 50, 201n. 70, 206n. 124

Precepts for Women, 5, 43, 44, 175n.
79, 176n. 91, 92, 177n. 94

"Preface to Selections of Refined
Literature," 198n. 35

"Preface to the Mao Version of the
Shi," 158n. 20, 168n. 29

prefectural duke, 90

prefectural marquis, 90

pre-Qin period, 5, 8, 9-13, 14, 16,
21, 24-25, 26, 32, 35, 170n. 39,
171n. 40

Princess of Dongxiang, 75, 97, 99

Princess of Yang'e, 20

Princess Quan, 127, 129-131, 216n.
25, 219nn. 42, 48, 224n. 63, 225n.
73. See also Lady Sun; Sun Luban

Princess Zhu, 130-131, 225n. 74. See
also Sun Luyu

Progress of Wu, 126, 215n. 19

pure consort, 90, 193n. 5

Pure Marquis. See Zhen Xiang

Pu shi. See Drying House

Puyang Xing, 226n. 75

Qi (ancestor of Yin), 202n. 75

Qi (Zhou state), 31

Qian Daxin, 185n. 17, 186n. 33,
197n. 30

Qiang, 191n. 92

Qianlong period, 188n. 47

Qiantang, 50, 51, 122, 212n. 2,
216n. 23

Qiao, 70, 90, 178n. 7, 193n. 9,
205n. 110

Qiao Palace, 109

Qiao Zhou, 62, 184n. 11

Qi commandery, 91, 195n. 15

Qijia Hou Han shu, 217n. 29

Qin county, 204n. 96

Qin dynasty, 4-5, 6, 13, 35, 39, 93,
155n. 10, 160n. 37, 172n. 45,
220n. 56

Qinian Palace, 172n. 46

Qingdao, 186n. 24

Qing dynasty, 4, 61, 66, 154n. 5,
187n. 38

Qinghe zhang gongzhu. See Senior
Princess of Qinghe

Qinglong period, 101, 104, 109-110,
112, 206nn. 117, 118

Qinling mountains, 180n. 21

Qin Xiu, 153n. 7

"Qiu xian ling." See "Edicts on
Seeking the Worthy"

qizi. See seventh-rank lady

Quan Cong, 51, 126, 218n. 41,
224n. 63

Quan Duan, 129, 224n. 65

Quan family, 51-52, 56, 129, 144,
224n. 68

Quan Hui, 224n. 65

Quan Ji, 224n. 68

Quan Rou, 51

Quan Shang, 51, 129-130, 224nn.
63, 68

Quan Xi, 129

Quan Yi, 129

Quan Yí , 129, 224n. 65

Quan Yì , 56, 129, 224n. 65

Qu'e, 213n. 4, 214n. 8

queen, 89

Queen of Hanzhong. See Empress Wu

Queen Shen, 167n. 21

Quliang, 96, 199n. 43

Qunshu zhiyao. See Essentials of
Governing from Divers Books

Rang, 91

Reassuring Marquis of the Western
Capital. See Guo Man

Reassuring Marquis of Xinle
commune. See Guo Cheng

Records of Ancient States, 63, 77,
185n. 19

Record of Collected Remnants, 207n.
1, 213n. 5, 220n. 56

Record of Rites, 28, 115-116, 153n.
5, 197n. 25, 201n. 74

Record of Searching for Spirits, 122,
131

Record of the States South of Mt.
Hua, 63

Records of the Three States, xiii, 7-8,
49, 51, 61-81, 89-134, 149,
153nn. 1, 2, 174n. 53, 177n. 3,
183nn. 4, 5, 184nn. 7, 9, 185n.
19, 186n. 33, 187nn. 38, 41, 42,
44, 188n. 50, 191n. 97, 192n. 3,
212n. 3, 213n. 4, 221n. 56, 223n.
61, 227n. 77

Records of the Three States with
Collected Explanations, xiii

Records of Three Kingdoms, 183n. 4

remarriage, 159n. 27; of widows, 49,
155n. 10

Ren, 89, 107, 192n. 2, 206n. 122

Ren Kai, 191n. 92

Reproductions of Han through Jin
Manuscripts, 187n. 44

Respectful Duke. See Guo De

Respectful Marquis. See Zhen Chang

Respectful Marquis of Kaiyang. See
Bian Guang

rhapsody, 42, 95, 174nn. 61, 64,
198n. 35

"Rhapsody of Self-Commiseration,"
174n. 61

"Rhapsody on a Parrot," 218n. 35

"Rhapsody on Being Moved by
Parting," 199n. 56

"Rhapsody on the Hall of Great
Blessings," 205n. 108

"Rhapsody on Thoughts of Parting,"
199n. 56

Ringed Pomegranate Terrace, 221n.
56

Rites of Zhou, 12, 38, 102-103,
159n. 31, 200n. 59

rituals and sacrifices, xiv, 10, 12, 15,
23, 34-35, 40, 62, 73, 99-103,
106, 110, 115-116, 118, 120, 127,
157n. 10, 158n. 17, 164n. 82,
173n. 50, 175n. 75, 194n. 10,
200nn. 59, 62, 211n. 28, 216n. 25,
219n. 48. See also women, burials
and funerals of

River Chart, 33, 168n. 36

Romance of the Three States, 177n. 3

ronghua. See elegant lady

Ruan Ji, 64

Ru Chun, 161n. 54, 195n. 14, 227n.
77

Ru'nan, 198n. 39, 211n. 33, 214n. 8,
217n. 34

Samguk sagi. See Records of Three
Kingdoms

San Ba ji, 184n. 11

San chuan. See Three Rivers

Sanfu huangtu. See Yellow Chart of
the Capital District

San guo zhi. See Records of the Three
States

San guo zhi jijie. See Records of the
Three States with Collected
Explanations

San guo zhi pinghua. See Historical
Narrative of the Three States

San guo zhi yanyi. See Romance of
the Three States

Santai cun, 199n. 47

senior maid, 13

Senior Princess of Qinghe, 91

Senior Princess of the Capital, 105

"Sequence of the Hexagrams," 26-27

Serene Empress (Wu) of the Former
Sovereign. See Empress Wu

Serene Marquis of Ancheng district.
See Zhen Yan (brother of Cao Pi's
Empress Zhen)

Seven Masters of the Jian'an Period,
70

seventh-rank lady, 13

Shalu, 214n. 5

shangbao, 58, 182n. 63

Shangcai, 95, 198n. 39

Shang dynasty, 9-10, 12, 24, 41-42,
103, 112, 158n. 17, 170n. 39,
172n. 44, 202nn. 75, 76, 204n. 99

Shang jun. See Upper Army

Shangqiu, 212n. 39

"Shang San guo zhi zhu biao." See
"Memorial Presenting the
Commentary to Records of the
Three States"

Shang shu. See Hallowed Documents

Shanshan xian, 187n. 44

Shanyang, 167n. 15

Shanyang gong. See Duke of
Shanyang

Shangyong commandery, 178n. 18

Shanyin, 124

Shaodi. See Young Emperor

"Shao nan," 201n. 69

shaoshi. See junior maid

Shaoxing period, 66

Shaoxi period, 66

Shen Dan, 178n. 18

Shenfeng period, 222n. 61

Shen Nong, 9

Shen Yi, 179n. 18

Shen You, 181n. 30

Shen Yue, 188n. 56

shi. See posthumous names

"Shi fa" (and Shi fa). See
"Conventions for Posthumous
Names"

Shi ji. See The Grand Scribe's Records

shi jia. See hereditary households

Shi jing. See Classic of Poetry

"Shi lin." See "Forest of Elites"

Shi shuo xin yu. See A New Account
of Tales of the World

Shi yi ji. See Record of Collected
Remnants

Shizi gang, 131

Shizu. See Succedent Progenitor

Shouchun, 123, 129, 214n. 8, 215n.
15, 224n. 65

Shouxian, 215n. 15

Shouyang, 110

Shouyang ling. See Shouyang Tumulus

Shouyang Tumulus, 109

shu. See treatises

Shu (daughter of Cao Rui), 104

Shu (or Shu Han, Three States period
state), 7, 8, 46-48, 55, 57, 59, 6265,
67, 70-71, 77, 79, 81, 115121,
179n. 21, 186n. 35, 191n. 97,
198n. 36, 207n. 140, 221n. 56

Shu ben ji, 184n. 11

shufei. See pure consort

Shun, 117, 157n. 9, 192n. 2, 202n.
79, 204n. 98, 205n. 105. See also
Youyu; Yu (Shun)

shuncheng. See lady of complete
complaisance

Shunyang xiangjun. See Liu (wife of
Bian Long)

Shuo yuan. See Garden of
Persuasions

Shu prefecture, 216n. 23

Shu shipu. See Genealogy of Shu

Shuyuan. See lady of chaste beauty

Si, 89, 192n. 2, 206n. 122

Sichuan, 165n. 1, 180n. 21

Si fu. See Four Sustainers

Siku quanshu zongmu. See General
Catalogue of the Complete Writings
of the Four Treasuries

Sima Biao, 31, 164n. 82, 167n. 21,
184n. 11

Sima family, 48, 58, 70, 72, 207n.
140

Sima Guang, 222n. 60, 226n. 75

Sima Jing wang. See King Jing of the
Sima family

Sima Jiong, 106, 204n. 94

Sima Lun, 106, 191n. 94, 204n. 94

Sima Qian, 17, 34, 37, 61, 63, 65,
79, 172n. 42, 173n. 49, 184n. 11,
187n. 38

Sima Shi, 54-55, 197n. 31. See also
King Jing of the Sima family

Sima Yan, 62, 72, 77, 105, 197n. 32,
203nn. 91, 92, 94. See also
Emperor Wu (Jin)

Sima Yi, 70, 197n. 31, 210n. 17,
226n. 75

Sima You, 105, 203n. 92

Sima Yu, 203n. 94

Sima Yun, 204n. 94

Sima Zhao, 72, 186n. 33, 197n. 31,
207n. 140, 224n. 65. See also King
Wen of the Sima family

Sima Zhen, 192n. 103

Sima Zhong, 77, 203n. 94

sincere and upright, 168n. 35

Si province, 67, 188n. 54

Si shi. See Four Histories

Sishui county, 212n. 35

Six Dynasties, 79

si xing. See four lineages

six maladies, 34, 168n. 37

Six Palaces, 73, 99, 106, 108, 200n.
59

Sizhou. See Si province

Solitary Judgments, 154n. 8, 171n.
40

Song dynasty, 3-4, 66, 154n. 1, 189n.
59

Song History, 188n. 56

Song shu. See Song History

soothing maid, 182n. 63

Sou shen ji. See Record of Searching
for Spirits

spoke frankly and admonished
unflinchingly, 168n. 35

Spring and Autumn Annals, 62, 78,
100, 107, 116, 200n. 60, 208n. 1

Spring and Autumn Annals of
Emperor Xian, 214n. 8

Spring and Autumn Annals of the
House of Wei, 226n. 75

Spring and Autumn Annals of the
Nine Provinces, 223n. 62

Spring and Autumn period, 11-12,
21, 25, 55, 159n. 23, 171n. 40,
214n. 5

standard histories, 34, 61, 172nn. 42,
43, 184n. 7, 188n. 49

Standard Record of Guiji, 123-124,
216n. 21

Succedent Progenitor. See Sima Yan

sui, xv

suicide, 4

Sui History, 66, 189n. 59

Sui shu. See Sui History

Suiyang xiang hou. See Bian Lang

Sun Ba, 124, 130, 216n. 25, 225n.
71

Sun Ben, 47, 123, 217n. 32, 223n.
62

Sun Ce, 47, 51, 52, 55, 56, 122-123,
125-126, 181n. 37, 212n. 3,
214nn. 8, 9, 215nn. 18, 19, 216n.
23, 217nn. 32, 34, 218n. 41, 219n.
45, 220n. 48, 223n. 62

Sun Deng, 52, 126, 218n. 38, 219n.
45

Sun family, 21, 48, 50-53, 56, 57,
58, 59-60, 129, 141-144, 180n.
23, 181nn. 30, 33, 217n. 35

Sun Fen, 223n. 62

Sun Gai, 64

Sun Hao, 53, 57-58, 79-80, 128,
130-133, 181n. 41, 220n. 49,
225n. 75, 226n. 76, 228nn. 83, 86,
92

Sun He (original surname Wu), 122,
214n. 8

Sun He (son of Sun Quan), 51, 53,
79, 127-132, 216n. 25, 219nn. 42,
47, 48, 222nn. 58, 59, 224n. 63,
225nn. 71, 73, 226n. 75, 227n.
79

Sun Hong, 128, 219n. 42, 222n. 59,
225n. 73

Sun Jian, 50, 51, 55, 56, 60, 122,
125, 180n. 23, 181n. 37, 212n. 1,
213nn. 4, 5, 216n. 23, 217n. 35,
223n. 62, 224n. 69

Sun Jing, 224n. 69

Sun Jun, 130-131, 224n. 69, 225n.
74, 227n. 79, 228n. 88

Sun Kuang, 47

Sun Liang, 51, 52, 56, 80, 128-131,
213n. 5, 216n. 25, 220n. 52,
222nn. 58, 59, 223n. 63, 224n. 68,
225n. 73, 228n. 84. See also Young
Emperor

Sun Lin, 129-130, 217n. 27, 224n.
68, 225n. 74, 228n. 88

Sun Lu, 213n. 4

Sun Luban, 52, 126-127, 129-130,
219n. 45, 224n. 69. See also Lady
Sun; Princess Quan

Sun Luyu, 126, 130-131, 219n. 45,
224n. 69. See also Princess Zhu

Sun Quan, 47, 51-53, 56, 58, 60, 70,
80-81, 122-131, 134, 177n. 3,
199n. 57, 209n. 5, 210n. 23, 212n.
34, 1, 213n. 4, 215nn. 12, 19,
216nn. 21, 23, 25, 217nn. 27, 34,
35, 218nn. 37, 38, 40, 219nn. 42,
44, 45, 48, 221n. 56, 222n. 59,
223nn. 62, 63, 224n. 69, 225nn.
71, 73

Sun Sheng, 104, 112, 118, 120, 212n.
42, 226n. 75

Sun the Caitiff Smasher. See Sun Jian

Sun Wan, 226n. 75

Sun Wu, 50

Sun Xiu (advisor to Sima Lun), 204n.
94

Sun Xiu (son of Sun Quan), 53, 80,
128, 130, 133, 220n. 52, 225nn.
74, 75, 228n. 83

Su Xun, 154n. 8, 201n. 70

Sun Yi, 130, 225n. 72

Sunzi bingfa. See Sunzi's Art of War

Sunzi's Art of War, 50

Su Shi, 189n. 68

Suzhou, 212n. 2

sweet lady, 13, 58, 90

Symbols of Virtue, 175n. 76

tables, 39, 65, 172n. 42, 187n. 38

taige. See imperial secretariat

Taihe period, 90, 94, 100-101, 104,
109, 111, 193n. 5

taihuang taihou. See grand empress
dowager

Tai Jiang. See Jiang Yuan

Taikang period, 105, 185n. 20

tailao. See Great Sacrifice

Taiping period, 130

Taiping yulan. See Imperially
Reviewed Compendium of the
Taiping Era

Tai Ren. See Ren

Taishi period, 58, 105, 114, 203n. 90

Tai Si. See Si

Taiwan, 61

Taiyuan period, 222n. 61

Taizu (Grand Progenitor). See Cao
Cao

Tang. See Cheng Tang

Tang dynasty, 4, 61, 68, 79, 154n. 8,
186n. 35, 187n. 42

Tangyang jun. See Dong (wife of Guo
Yong)

Tan Shao, 129

Tao Qian, 214n. 8

Tao Tang, 103, 202n. 75

taxes, 68

Temple of King Huan of Changsha,
220n. 48

Teng Mu, 133, 226n. 75

Teng Yin, 124, 129, 133, 217n. 27,
226n. 75, 228n. 88

Terrace of Brilliant Proclamation,
221n. 56

Terrace of Perpetual Beginning, 108,
205n. 108

Three Rivers, 167n. 21

Three States period, 7-8, 16, 46-81,
163n. 82, 165n. 90, 181n. 25

Tian Fen, 161n. 60

Tianji period, 133, 226n. 75

Tian Kai, 208n. 4

Tian Sheng, 24

Tian shi dao. See Celestial Masters

"Tian wen zhi." See "Treatise on
Astronomy"

ting hou. See commune marquis

Tongdi, 204n. 96

Tong que tai. See Bronze Bird Terrace

Tong yu. See Comprehensive
Discourses

"Treatise on Astronomy," 171n. 41

"Treatise on Carriages and Robes,"
40

"Treatise on Ceremonial," 40

"Treatise on Sacrifices," 40

"Treatise(s) on the Five Phases," 15,
30-31, 39-40

treatises, 35, 39-40, 65, 172nn. 42,
43, 187n. 38

True Record of Jiankang, 216n. 23,
219n. 45, 222n. 61, 225n. 75

"Tuan zhuan." See "Commentary on
the Decision"

Tulufan. See Turfan

tun tian. See agricultural colonies

Turfan, 187n. 44

Tuyugou, 187n. 44

"Two Nan," 102, 201n. 69

Upper Army, 203n. 93

"Use a Single Victim at the Suburban
Sacrifice," 153n. 5

Van Slyke, Lyman, 61

Venerated Marquis of Liangli
commune. See Guo Fu

"Waiqi liezhuan," 173n. 49

"Waiqi shijia," 173n. 49

Wan, 217n. 34

wang. See king

Wang (wife of Bian Long), 94

Wang Bao, 198n. 35

Wang Can, 70

Wang Chen, 64, 72-74, 76, 78, 80,
178n. 6, 191n. 99

Wang Dan, 91, 195n. 17

Wang du ji, 170n. 40

Wang family (Han), 23, 36, 167n. 18

Wang family (Southern Dynasties),
53

Wang Feng, 19, 167n. 18

wanghou. See queen

Wang Ji (Han), 163n. 81

Wang Ji (Jin), 105, 203n. 92

Wang Jia, 220n. 56

Wang Jun, 185n. 20

Wang Lang, 100, 200n. 62

Wang Lujiu, 128

Wang Mang, 15-16, 19-20, 21, 22,
23, 33, 38, 162n. 71, 171n. 40,
198n. 37

Wang Mingsheng, 70

Wang Pu, 123, 215n. 18

Wang Ren, 160n. 49

Wang Shu'nan, 187n. 44

Wang Wengru, 214n. 5

Wang Wentai, 217n. 29

Wang Xiang, 198n. 35

Wang Yu, 20

Wang Yue. See Wang Dan

Wang Yun, 195n. 10

Wang Zang'er, 213n. 5

Wang Zhaojun, 161n. 59

Wang Zhengjun, 19, 37-38, 40, 45,
213n. 5

Wan Yu, 225n. 75

Warring States period, 13, 46, 55,
159n. 23

Weaving Chamber, 128, 220n. 56,
222n. 61

Wei (Three States period state), xiv, 7,
46, 48, 52, 54-60, 62, 64-65, 6872,
77-79, 81, 89-114, 118, 129,
137-138, 163n. 82, 179n. 18,
191n. 97, 196n. 19, 197nn. 26, 31,
203n. 94, 208n. 1, 209n. 11, 211n.
31, 212nn. 34, 37, 39, 40, 213n.
4, 224n. 65, 228n. 93

Wei Bao, 220n. 56

Weichang prefecture, 100-101, 201n.
63

Wei Chronicle, 191n. 99

Wei commandery, 214n. 5

Wei county, 204n. 95

Wei Dan, 64

Wei Epitome, 57-58, 65, 72, 74, 76,
91-92, 94-95, 97, 110, 114, 179n.
21, 182n. 51, 186n. 34, 198n. 39,
205nn. 114, 115, 226n. 75

Wei family, 20

Wei History: by Wang Chen, 64, 7273,
78, 91-93, 96, 98-99, 101,
107-108, 110, 178n. 6, 182n. 49,
195n. 17, 196n. 23, 200n. 61,
206n. 117; by Xiahou Zhan, 63

Wei Hong, 195n. 14

Wei Huan, 169n. 39

Wei ji. See Dame Wei

Wei Ji, 64

Wei jieyu. See Favorite Beauty Wei

Wei-Jin shi yu. See Conversations of
the Eras of Wei and Jin

Wei lu. See Wei Chronicle

Wei lüe. See Wei Epitome

Wei shi chunqiu. See Spring and
Autumn Annals of the House of
Wei

Wei shu. See Wei History

Wei Teng, 123, 216n. 21

Weiyang ward, 104

Wei Yao. See Wei Zhao

Wei Zhao, 65, 186n. 33, 200n. 58

Wei Zheng, 190n. 83

Wei Zifu. See Empress Wei

wen, 156n. 4

"Weniad," 156n. 4

Wenxi, 66-67, 188n. 51

"Wen xuan xu." See "Preface to
Selections of Refined Literature"

Wenzhao ling. See Wenzhao Tumulus

Wenzhao Tumulus, 209n. 11

Western Capital, 79. See also
Chang'an

Western Palace, 170n. 39

Western Tumulus, 110

widow chastity, 4, 43, 45, 97, 155n.
10

widow suicide, 4

women: and virtue, 5, 32, 41, 98,
102-103, 112, 127, 168n. 31,
175n. 69, 201n. 69, 206n. 130;
baleful influence of, 11, 17-18, 26,
29-31, 33-34, 35, 37, 38-42, 44,
47, 54, 56, 57-58, 60, 158n. 17,
158n. 21, 166n. 14, 167n. 21,
167n. 26, 169n. 39, 172n. 44,
198n. 36; burials and funerals of,
19, 74-76, 94, 97, 100-101, 109110,
113, 115-117, 123, 128-129,
131-132, 157n. 10, 197n. 29,
201n. 65, 205nn. 113, 114, 206n.
118, 207n. 133, 209nn. 11, 15,
216n. 23, 225n. 75; class backgrounds
of, 14-16, 37, 47-48,
50-54, 59, 75, 90, 95, 106-107,
112, 198n. 38, 207n. 1; grades and
ranks of, 12, 13-14, 24, 38, 39,
89-90, 93, 133, 137-138, 160n.
37, 173n. 50, 227n. 77; Han
dynasty and, 4-6, 12, 13-27, 2931,
33-46, 160nn. 33, 37, 161n.
59, 164nn. 83, 89, 165nn. 92, 1,
166n. 7, 173n. 50; imperial
structure and, 4-6, 14, 16, 21, 25,
44; in court politics and affairs of
state, 5-6, 9, 10-13, 16-21, 23,
24, 25, 29-31, 35-36, 38-39, 4041,
44, 45, 54-57, 60, 114, 123,
157n. 13, 158n. 17, 166n. 12,
172n. 46, 216nn. 23, 25; inner and
outer spheres and, 12, 16, 21, 25,
28, 89, 107, 111, 115, 159n. 33,
192n. 1; Ming-Qing transition and,
3-4; pre-Qin period and, 5, 8, 913,
14, 16, 35; Qin dynasty and,
4-5, 13, 35, 160n. 37, 172n. 46;
rights, 3-5, 154n. 9, 155n. 10;
Shang dynasty and, 9-10, 12, 24,
26, 41-42, 157n. 13; Song dynasty
and, 3-4; Tang dynasty and, 4;
Three States period and, 7-8, 16,
46-60, 72-81, 89-134, 165nn. 90,
1; Xia dynasty and, 41; yin-yang
thought and, 5; Zhou dynasty and,
5, 10-13, 14, 16, 21, 25, 26, 41,
158nn. 17, 21, 167n. 21

"Wormwood Village," 195n. 10

wu (martial power), 156n. 4

Wu (posthumous title), 154n. 10

Wu (Three States period state), 7, 46,
50-53, 55-60, 63-65, 70, 77, 7981,
101, 109, 116-117, 122-134,
177n. 3, 180nn. 23, 25, 181n. 33,
185n. 20, 191n. 97, 198n. 36,
205n. 108, 208n. 1

Wu An, 124

Wucheng, 188n. 53, 215n. 18, 225n.
75

Wucheng ting Xiao hou. See Guo Du

Wu commandery, 122, 124-125,
212n. 2, 215n. 9, 216n. 23

Wu Ding, 10, 24, 158n. 13

Wu family, 50-51, 122

Wu Fan, 216n. 21

Wu Fen, 124

Wufeng period, 130

Wu History, 64-65, 124, 128, 213n.
4, 217n. 34

Wuhu, 126

Wuji, 95, 198n. 37, 201n. 63

Wu Jing, 51, 55, 81, 122-126, 214n.
8, 215n. 10, 216n. 23, 217n. 32

Wu Jinhua, 189n. 63

Wu li. See Progress of Wu

Wulin, 227n. 82

Wuling, 132, 227n. 82

Wuling commandery, 124, 217n. 28

Wu lu. See Chronicle of Wu

Wulu, 214n. 5

Wu Qi, 124

Wu Qiao, 118

Wuqiu Shouwang, 95, 198n. 35

Wu shu. See Wu History

wu xing. See Five Phases

Wuxing commandery, 67, 188n. 53,
215n. 18

"Wu xing zhi." See "Treatise(s) on
the Five Phases"

Wu Yi, 116-118, 209n. 17, 210n. 21

Wu Zuan, 124

Xia (wife of Mao Jia), 112

Xia dynasty, 41, 112, 171n. 40,
204n. 99

Xiahou Ba, 179n. 21

Xiahou Ru, 180n. 21

Xiahoushi, 171n. 40. See also Xia
dynasty

Xiahou Xuan, 180n. 21

Xiahou Ying, 182n. 46

Xiahou Yuan, 179n. 21, 182n. 46

Xiahou Zhan, 63, 186n. 22

Xiandi chunqiu. See Spring and
Autumn Annals of Emperor
Xian

xiangguo. See chancellor of state

xiang hou. See district marquis

Xiangjun, 204n. 98

Xiang Kai, 169n. 39

Xiang Lang, 118, 120, 211n. 29

xian gong. See prefectural duke

Xiang province, 67

Xiangshan shrine, 204n. 98

Xiangyang, 179n. 18

Xiang Yu, 208n. 2

xian hou. See prefectural marquis

xianliang. See capable and good

Xianming tinghou. See Xiang Lang

Xianping period, 66

Xianxi period, 105, 118-120, 203n.
90

Xianyang xiangjun. See Wang (wife of
Bian Long)

Xian zhu Mu huanghou. See Serene
Empress (Wu) of the Former
Sovereign

xiao. See filial piety

Xiaoe. See Dame Zuo

Xiao jing. See Classic of Filial Piety

xiaolian. See filially pious and
incorrupt

Xiao Pei, 115, 207n. 1

Xiao Tong, 198n. 35

"Xiao xu." See "Minor Preface"

"Xiao ya." See "Lesser Elegantiae"

Xiapei, 215n. 12, 218n. 39

Xi district, 67, 188n. 56

Xi du Ding hou. See Guo Man

Xie Cheng, 52, 124, 217n. 29

Xie Chong, 125

Xie family, 52

Xie Jiong, 124

"Xie lu xing." See "Dew on the
Shallot"

Xie Xu, 125

Xie Zhen, 124

Xiling. See Western Tumulus

Xiling (wife of the Yellow Emperor),
106, 204n. 98

Xindu, 131, 227n. 79

Xin dynasty, 19

xing. See lineage or family name

xing'e. See graceful lady

Xingshi, 179n. 21

Xining, 207n. 136

Xinjiang, 187n. 44

Xinle ting Ding hou. See Guo Cheng

Xin lun. See New Treatise

Xin Tang shu. See New Tang History

Xin ting hou. See Wu Fen

Xin Xia, 107

Xin xu. See Newly Arranged
Anecdotes

Xiongnu, 67, 161n. 59

Xi Peng. 228n. 95

Xiping, 113, 207n. 136

xiucai. See flourishing talent

xiurong. See lady of cultivated
countenance

xiuyi. See lady of cultivated
deportment

Xi Xi, 132-133

Xiyuan ba xiaowei. See eight
commandants of the West Garden

Xi Zuochi, 49, 70, 72, 75-76, 117

Xu. See Xucheng

Xuancheng, 131, 227n. 81

Xuchang, 225n. 75. See also Xucheng

Xucheng, 92, 108-109, 195n. 18,
205nn. 108, 110

Xue Li, 123, 215n. 12

Xue Ying, 64

Xue Zong, 192n. 103

Xu family (Han dynasty), 20, 23, 41,
167n. 18, 175n. 77

Xu family (of Wu), 52, 181n. 37

"Xu gua." See "Sequence of the
Hexagrams"

Xu Han shu. See History of the
Posterior Han

Xu Jiao, 126

Xu Jing, 118-119, 211n. 33

Xu Kun, 56, 81, 125-126, 181n. 37,
218n. 35

Xu meiren. See Beautiful Lady Xu

Xun family, 77

Xun Shuang, 24, 30, 34, 41, 163n.
81, 170n. 40

Xun Xu, 63-64, 77-78, 185n. 20,
191nn. 92, 93, 97

Xun Yi, 64, 77-78

Xun Yu, 195n. 18

Xun Yue, 130, 224n. 70

Xu prefecture, 124

Xu province, 123, 214n. 8, 215n. 16,
219n. 41, 228n. 84

Xu Zhen, 51, 125, 181n. 37

Xu Zuo, 126

Yang Bing, 33

Yangcheng, 194n. 10

Yangdu jun. See Zhou (grandmother
of Cao Cao's Empress Bian)

Yang family, 78

Yang Fu, 104, 202n. 85

Yang Jun, 191n. 93

Yang, Lien-sheng, 65

Yang province, 101, 215n. 10, 223n.
62, 228n. 87

Yangshao culture, 157n. 9

Yangshuo, 30, 166n. 15

Yang xian, 180n. 21

Yang Yixiang, 189n. 60

Yangzhou, 205n. 110

Yankang period, 97

Yan Shigu, 159n. 27, 167n. 15, 227n.
77

Yanxi period (158-167), 91, 195n. 15

Yanxi period (238-258), 117-120,
211nn. 29, 30

Yao, 117, 157n. 9, 192n. 2, 201n.
72, 202n. 75, 204n. 98, 205n. 105

Yaotiao. See The Modest Maid

Ye, 72-74, 97-101, 190n. 83, 197n.
29, 199n. 47

Yellow Chart of the Capital District,
14

Yellow Emperor, 98, 106, 201n. 71,
204n. 98

Yellow River, 166n. 15

Yellow Turbans, 50

Ye Palace, 112

Yewang jun. See Xia (wife of Mao
Jia)

Yezhen, 199n. 47

Yibu qijiu zhuan. See Accounts of the
Elders of Yi Region

Yidu commandery, 178n. 18

Yi jing. See Classic of Change

Yin, 105, 202n. 86

Yin dynasty, 171n. 40, 202n. 75. See
also Shang dynasty

Yin family, 22, 23

ying, 11-12, 159n. 27, 170n. 40. See
also polygyny

Ying (daughter of Yao), 106. See also
Nüying

Ying (wife of Ziyu), 210n. 24

Ying Qu, 64

Ying Shao, 166n. 15, 189n. 63

Ying shi. See House Builder

"Yingwu fu." See "Rhapsody on a
Parrot"

Yin Ji, 217n. 25

Yin jieyu. See Favorite Beauty Yin

Yin Lihua, 21-22, 23, 174n. 64

Yinping, 180n. 21

yin-yang thought, 5, 27-30, 34, 44,
122, 163n. 81, 166n. 15, 167nn.
21, 26, 168n. 37, 169n. 39, 200nn.
58, 59, 214n. 5, 216n. 23

Yi province, 46-47, 49, 116-117,
178n. 18, 198n. 35, 209n. 17,
210n. 18

Yixing, 224n. 64

Yixi period, 67

Yizhou zhi, 184n. 11

Yi Zhou shu. See Lost Zhou
Documents

Yongan gong. See Palace of Eternal
Peace

Yongan period, 130, 225n. 75

Yonghe period, 120

Yongjia period, 120

Yongnian, 199n. 43

Yongning period, 130

Yongping, 129, 224n. 64

Yong province, 180n. 21

Yongshi tai. See Terrace of Perpetual
Beginning

Yongshou gong. See Palace of Eternal
Longevity

You, King of Qi. See Sima You

Young Emperor: Cao Huan, 197n.
31; Liu Bian, 193n. 10; Sun Liang,
222n. 61.

You province, 72, 74, 97, 199n. 46

Youyu, 103, 202n. 79. See also Shun;
Yu (Shun)

Yu, 157n. 9

Yu (Shun), 89, 111, 192n. 2. See also
Shun; Youyu

Yuan Bo, 203n. 92

Yuancheng, 214n. 5

Yuan dynasty, 183,n. 5

Yuan family, 52, 223n. 62

Yuan Shang, 98, 199n. 47

Yuan Shao, 47, 74, 97-98, 190n. 83,
193n. 10, 195n. 11, 199n. 47,
203n. 93, 208n. 4, 214n. 8, 215n.
17

Yuanshi, 198n. 42

Yuan Shu, 47, 48, 52, 53, 90, 122123,
125, 129, 195n. 11, 214nn. 8,
9, 215nn. 10, 12, 16, 17, 217n.
32, 223n. 62

Yuanwu, 113, 207n. 135

Yuan Xi, 47, 72, 74-75, 97-98

Yuanxing period, 226n. 75, 228n. 89

Yuanyang, 207n. 135

Yuan Yao, 223n. 62

Yuan Yin, 125

"Yu fu zhi." See "Treatise on
Carriages and Robes"

Yu Huan, 65, 74, 76, 179n. 21,
186n. 34, 190n. 83

Yu Mi, 123, 125, 215n. 11, 217n. 32

Yun biezhuan. See Alternative
Biography of Zhao Yun

Yu province, 115, 223n. 62, 225n. 75

Yuqiu Shouwang. See Wuqiu
Shouwang

yushi dafu. See grandee secretary

Yuzhang, 123, 215n. 14, 217n. 30

Ze Rong, 123, 125, 215n. 12

Zhang (consort of Sun Quan's son
Sun He), 131, 227n. 79

Zhang (wife of Zhen Yi), 96-97, 101

Zhang Bu, 53, 132, 228n. 83

Zhang Cheng, 51, 227n. 79

Zhang family, 50, 180n. 25

Zhang Fei, 48, 49, 55, 118, 179n.
21, 182n. 46, 210n. 23

Zhang Hua, 62, 63-64, 76-77, 176n.
84, 191nn. 93, 94

Zhang Lu, 165n. 1, 210n. 18

Zhang Pengyi, 186n. 34

zhangshi. See senior maid

Zhan guo ce. See Intrigues of the
Warring States

Zhang Wen, 124

Zhangwu period, 15, 117-119

Zhang Xiu, 216n. 25, 219n. 48

Zhang Yi, 225n. 72

Zhang Ying, 125, 217n. 32

Zhang Zhao, 123, 215n. 19

Zhan Qian, 42, 53, 106, 114

Zhao Dian, 34

Zhao family, 36

Zhao Feiyan. See Flying Swallow
Zhao

Zhao furen. See Lady Zhao

zhaohua. See lady of bright loveliness

Zhaolie huanghou. See Empress of
Gan

Zhaoling furen. See Lady of
Illustrious Spirit

Zhaoling huanghou. See Empress of
Illustrious Spirit

Zhao xian huangdi. See Sun He (son
of Sun Quan)

Zhaoyang ling. See Zhaoyang
Tumulus

Zhaoyang Tumulus, 101

zhaoyi. See brilliant companion

Zhao Yi, 71-72

Zhao Yun, 115, 117, 177n. 3, 208n.
4, 210n. 23

Zhao zhaoyi. See Brilliant Companion
Zhao

Zhen Chang, 101, 104

Zhen Dao, 96

Zhen De, 203n. 92. See also Guo De

Zhen family, 75, 78, 104, 113

Zhengshi period, 180n. 21

Zheng Sinong. See Zheng Zhong

Zheng Xuan, 159n. 21, 200n. 59

Zheng Zhong, 200n. 59

Zhen Han, 95, 198n. 37

Zhen hou. See Zhen Xiang

Zhen Huang, 75, 104

Zhen Hui, 198n. 39. See also Zhen
Yi

Zhenjiang, 214n. 7

Zhen Jiang. See Jiang the Chaste

Zhen Jiang (daughter of Zhen Yi), 96

Zhen Rong, 96

Zhen Shao, 104

Zhen Tuo, 96

Zhen Wei, 101

Zhen Wen, 101, 105

Zhen Xi, 105-106

Zhen Xiang, 100-101, 104

Zhen Yan (brother of Cao Pi's
Empress Zhen), 96-97, 101, 104

Zhen Yan (son of Zhen Xiang), 101

Zhen Yao, 96

Zhen Yi (father of Cao Pi's Empress
Zhen), 95-96, 100-101

Zhen Yi (second cousin of Cao Pi's
Empress Zhen), 104

Zhen Yu, 96

zhi. See treatises

Zhilin. See Forest of Resolve

Zhi shi. See Weaving Chamber

zhiyan jijian. See spoke frankly and
admonished unflinchingly

Zhongchang Tong, 54

Zhong dynasty, 223n. 62

Zhonghua shuju, xiii, 65-66, 153n. 1,
187n. 44, 193n. 5

Zhong Hui, 114, 120, 207n. 140

Zhong jun. See Middle Army

Zhongping period, 107

Zhongshan, 95, 100, 198n. 37, 201n.
63

"Zhong yong." See "Doctrine of the
Mean"

zhongzheng. See impartial and just

Zhou (grandmother of Cao Cao's
Empress Bian), 94

Zhou (Shang king). See King Zhou

Zhou dynasty, 5, 10-16, 21, 25-26,
32, 41, 89, 102-103, 112, 158n.
17, 158n. 21, 159n. 23, 167n. 21,
171n. 40, 172n. 44, 192n. 2, 198n.
35, 201n. 71, 227n. 77

Zhou li. See Rites of Zhou

"Zhou nan," 201n. 69

Zhou shu [Zhou Documents]. See
Lost Zhou Documents

Zhou Xin, 122, 214n. 8

Zhou Xuan, 93, 196n. 21

Zhou Xun, 52, 126, 218n. 41

Zhou Yin, 52

Zhou Yu, 52, 126, 177n. 3

Zhou Zhao, 64

Zhuan Xu, 9

Zhu family, 50, 143, 180n. 25

Zhuge Dan, 129, 224n. 65

Zhuge Ke, 217n. 27, 222n. 59, 224n.
69, 227n. 79

Zhuge Liang, 47, 55, 63, 65, 70,
115, 117, 179nn. 18, 20, 186n. 35,
189n. 68, 209nn. 10, 11, 210n. 23,
211n. 29

Zhuge Liang ji. See Collected Works
of Zhuge Liang

"Zhuge Liang lun." See "On Zhuge
Liang"

Zhuge Zhan, 70

zhuhou wang, 90. See also king

Zhu Ju, 126, 130, 219n. 42, 225n.
73

Zhu Sun, 130, 225n. 73

Zhu Xi, 70

Zhu Xiong, 130, 225n. 73

zi, xv

Zichan, 159n. 33, 168n. 37

"Zidao fu." See "Rhapsody of Self-Commiseration"

Zifan, 117

Zihan, 208n. 1

Zitai Shu, 159n. 33

Ziwu campaign, 179n. 21

Zixiu. See Cao Ang

Ziyu, 117, 210n. 24

Zizhi tongjian. See Comprehensive
Mirror for Aid in Governing

Zu Lang, 122, 214n. 9

Zuo Qiuming, 79

Zuo zhuan, 168n. 37