Li Zhaoyi (李昭儀, d. 264) was a Chinese noble woman from the Shu Han state during the Three Kingdoms period. She was the concubine of the Shu Emperor Liu Shan. She was from the Li clan (李) and entered the imperial court under the office title of Zhaoyi (昭儀).
| Li Zhaoyi 李昭儀 | |
|---|---|
| Zhaoyi 昭儀 | |
| Died | 264 |
| Spouse | Liu Shan |
| House | Li clan |
| Dynasty | Shu Han |
Fall of Shu
editIn 263, the Wei general Deng Ai led a campaign to conquer the state of Shu.[1] When Deng Ai arrived at the gates of Chengdu, the capital of Shu, where Li Zhaoyi lived, Liu Shan and the entire army surrendered to Wei. Liu Shan signed a surrender treaty and was treated cordially by Deng Ai, later Liu Shan and Empress Zhang went to Cao Wei's capital Luoyang. Li Zhaoyi remained in Chengdu and was ousted from her post.[2]
Liu Shan's surrender caused an uproar among Shu officials, with opinions divided, many of the officials committed suicide, including Liu Shan's son Liu Chen. Li Zhaoyi felt humiliated by the surrender and showed her distaste for Cao Wei's rule. Later, the state of Wei decided to marry the women of the Shu imperial court to unmarried Wei generals. Li Zhaoyi, who had already been humiliated by losing her country to the rival state, would be humiliated again by marrying a Wei general against her will. She said "I can't be insulted again and again" and committed suicide.[3]
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Chen and Pei 429, 28.787: "四年秋，乃下詔使鄧艾、諸葛緒各統諸軍三萬餘人..."
- ^ Chen and Pei 429, 28.779: "... 進軍到雒。劉禪遣使奉皇帝璽綬，為箋詣艾請降。"
- ^ Xi: "魏以蜀宮人賜諸將之無妻者，李昭儀曰：「我不能二三屈辱。」乃自殺。" Cited in Chen and Pei 429, 34.907
Sources
edit- Xi Zuochi (300s). Han Jin Chunqiu 漢晉春秋 [Annals of Han and Jin].
- Chen Shou (1977) [429]. Pei Songzhi (ed.). Annotations to Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志注. Taipei: Dingwen Printing.
- 28: 王毌丘諸葛鄧鍾傳, pp. 779, 787
- 34: 二主妃子傳, p. 907
Further reading
edit- Luo Guanzhong (1998) [1522]. Sanguo Yanyi 三國演義 [Romance of the Three Kingdoms]. New Taipei City: Zhiyang Publishing House.
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