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TABLE 1: TITLES OF WOMEN IN THE WEI HAREM

NOTES:

1. Cao Cao was made an emperor posthumously. At the time of his death, Queen Bian first
became Queen Dowager Bian and then, when Cao Pi became emperor, Empress Dowager Bian.

2. It is not clear that this was an actual title.

3. See Chapter 4, note 63.

TABLE 2: BUREAUCRATIC GRADES AND ARISTOCRATIC RANKS OF WOMEN IN THE WEI HAREM

NOTE: The Wei followed Han practice, with certain modifications, in the classification of palace
women. See Chapter 4 above and Tao, Zhongguo zhengzhi zhidu shi, 3:60. Bureaucratic grades
and their pay were expressed in terms of shi [OMITTED], or bushels of grains, but any connection with
salary in kind had almost entirely disappeared. Palace women were assigned grades according to
the same system. At the same time, there were a parallel system of aristocratic ranks of orders of
honor, jue [OMITTED]. These conferred social status and certain privileges (Bielenstein, The Bureaucracy of
Han Times, 4-5, 125-131; Hucker, A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China, 16; Loewe,
"The Orders of Aristocratic Rank of Han China;" Swann, Food and Money in Ancient China,
45-49). For tables similar to this one for Han imperial concubines, see Loewe, "The Orders of
Aristocratic Rank of Han China," 162, and Bielenstein, The Bureaucracy of Han Times, 73-74.

1. For the income of Han empresses, see Bielenstein, The Bureaucracy of Han Times, 69.

2. This is the grade given by San guo zhi suoyin, 420. The source of the information is not
indicated; it is not to be found at the occurrence of the term indexed.

TABLE 3: THE BIAN FAMILY

NOTE: Cf. Fang, The Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms, 2:430, and Liu, Han dai hunyin zhidu, 229.

TABLE 4: THE RULING HOUSE OF SHU

TABLE 5: THE RULING HOUSE OF WU

NOTE: Rulers' names appear in uppercase letters.

1. Deng died before he could succeed to the throne.

2. Deposed as heir apparent in 252 by Sun Quan and made king of Nanyang.

3. Deposed by Sun Lin [OMITTED] and made king of Guiji.

4. Set aside in favor of Sun Hao and made king of Yuzhang.

TABLE 6: SUN / LU / ZHANG / ZHUGE INTERMARRIAGE

TABLE 7: SUN / ZHU INTERMARRIAGE

TABLE 8: SUN / QUAN INTERMARRIAGE

TABLE 9: WIVES, SONS, AND GRANDCHILDREN OF CAO CAO

TABLE 9 (continued)

NOTE: This table is based on information from Sgz, 19 and 20. It does not presume to be inclusive. For example, Cao Zhi had two daughters who
died very young and are not included. (Zhao, Cao Zhi ji jiao zhu, 121-122, 181-182).

1. See Table 10.

2. Cong was made heir to the childless Cao Chong [OMITTED].

3. Fan was made heir to the childless Cao Zheng [OMITTED].

4. Wen was made heir to the childless Cao Yong [OMITTED], son of Cao Pi (see Table 10).

5. Ti was made heir to the childless Cao Li [OMITTED], son of Cao Pi (see Table 10).

6. According to the Wei Epitome, Gan, who was also named Liang [OMITTED], was originally the son of a concubine (qie) surnamed Chen [OMITTED]. When she
died, Cao Cao ordered Brilliant Companion Wang to raise him (Sze, 20.586).

7. Zan was made heir to the childless Cao Xuan [OMITTED].

8. Zheng was made heir to Cao Cao's cousin Cao Shao [OMITTED].

9. Min was made heir to the childless Cao Ju [OMITTED].

10. Wan was made heir to the childless Cao Ang [OMITTED].

11. Zan was made heir to the childless Cao Rui [OMITTED], son of Cao Pi (see Table 10).

TABLE 10: WIVES, SONS, AND GRANDSONS OF CAO PI

1. Empress Guo adopted Cao Rui after the death of Empress Zhen.

2. Cao Zan, son of Cao Min (see Table 9), was made heir to the childless Rui. See Sgz jijie, 5.15b-17a.

3. Cao Ti, son of Cao Kai (see Table 9), was made heir to the childless Li.

4. Cao Wen, son of Cao Kai (see Table 9), was made heir to the childless Yong.