Summary of ancient harem titles

1. The emperor's wife. The emperors of the Xia Dynasty were called "the queen" when they were born, and "the emperor" after death. The "back" of Hou Ji, Hou Yi, etc. all mean the king. The monarch of the Shang Dynasty was called "king" before his death and "emperor" after his death. In the Shang Dynasty, "post" began to become a special name for the monarch's spouse. Book of etiquette. "The Concubine of the Son of Heaven is the Queen."

2. Empress: The name of the emperor's wife began in the Qin Dynasty. Attacks from generation to generation. Also known as "Zhonggong". The emperor's wife. The first Qin Dynasty was only called "the latter". After the Qin Dynasty, the emperor was called the emperor, and his direct formula was called the queen. Mandarin. Zhou Yuzhong: "Wang Dedi will be the queen of his daughter." Han Shu. Biography of Foreign Relatives: "Hanxing, because of the title of Qin, the emperor's mother is called the empress dowager, the grandmother is called the empress dowager, which is suitable to be called the empress, and the concubines are called the wife." Yan Shigu's note: "It's suitable to read. Later, you are also the king. The sky is called the emperor's sky, and the earth is called the back earth. Therefore, the concubine of the son of heaven will be called in the future, and the image is taken from the second image. Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Wu Zhi. Biography of Mrs. Wu's Sovereign Bu: "The power is the king and the emperor, and the intention is to think that it is later, and the ministers are in the Xu family. The power violates the violation for more than ten years. However, the palace is called the queen, and the relatives are all called the middle palace."

3. Queen: The king's wife.

4. Huang Yu: The nickname of the queen. Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Empress Ji Zan: "Qi Qi Huang, Yan Guan Zhenshu."

5. Yuanfei, Yuan Yan: the title of the king or the wife of the prince. Zuo Zhuan is hidden in the year of A.D.: "Hui A.D. Concubine Mencius, Mencius died, the second room with a voice son, and gave birth to a hidden prince."

6. Yuanhou, Yuan match: the emperor's wife, Yuan match queen. Ming history. Biography of the Queen Concubine II: "Mu Zong ascended the throne, and the minister said: 'Emperor Xiaojie, the original match of the Daxing Emperor, it is appropriate to be buried in the temple."

7. The heroine: The woman is the king, mostly referring to the empress dowager who is in power. Historical Records. Empress Dowager Lv Benji: "The Empress Dowager heroine, want to be the king Lv."

8. King's wife: the name of the monarch's wife.

9. Zitong: The emperor's name for the queen.

10. Cihu, Ciqi: a respectful name for the emperor's mother or queen. Song Fanchengda's poem "Bingwu Donggong Shou": "Two benevolent pots in the morning and dusk, a virtuous king of poetry."

11. Middle Palace: the residence of the queen, known as the queen.

12. Guoyin: the nickname of the concubine. In ancient times, men were called yang and women were called yin, so the emperor's concubine was called Guoyin.

13. Royal wife: the emperor's wife, also known as "royal daughter" and "female royal", is under the world's wife. Book of etiquette. "The ancients, the emperor set up six palaces, the third lady, the ninth concubine, the twenty-seventh wife, and the eighty-one imperial wife; to listen to the internal governance of the world."

14. Mother of the world, mother of heaven and earth: they are all respectful titles for the queen. Han Shu. Praise from the Queen of the Yuan Dynasty: "With the rise of Wang Mang, after Xiaoyuan, the fourth generation of the Han Dynasty, became the mother of the world."

15. Empress: the name of the queen or imperial concubine.

16. Kunji: The nickname of the queen. Book of the Later Han Dynasty. Empress Liang: "Liang Xiaogui is suitable for Tianzuo, and he is in the right position."

17. Concubine: the name of the emperor's concubine and the wife of the prince, king and marquis.

18. Concubine: The emperor's concubine is second to the queen and has a higher status among the concubines.

19. Concubine: a general name for imperial concubines. Tang Dumu's "Ode to Afang Palace": "The concubine, the prince and grandson, resigned from the lower hall downstairs, and came to Qin." There are many imperial and princesses in the past. Book of etiquette. "The ancients, the emperor set up six palaces, the third lady, the ninth concubine, the twenty-seventh wife, and the eighty-one imperial wife; to listen to the internal governance of the world." The First Emperor of Qin destroyed the six kingdoms and took all his palace maids to enrich the inner court; the concubines of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had four levels such as Zhaoyi and Jieyu; Emperor Wu of Jin had nearly 10,000 court ladies; and there were 51 concubines in Kangxi.

20, concubine, nine concubine: the name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. The concubine, also known as the concubine. Zhou Li. Heavenly official. Neizai: "Nine concubines are in charge of the method of women's learning to teach the nine emperors." Nine emperors are also nine concubines. It is said that there are nine female officials in the palace, and there are eighty-one women in the palace. It has been used in many dynasties, but the names are different. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhaoyi, Zhaorong, Zhaoyuan, Xiuyi, Xiurong, Xiuyuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan were the nine concubines (New Book of Tang. Biography of the Concubine).

21. Concubine, concubine, concubine: the female official in the palace, the concubine of the emperor and the princes. The status of the concubine is higher than that of the concubine.

22. Noble man: the title of a female official in the palace and a concubine. Emperor Guangwu of the Eastern Han Dynasty was established, and his status was second only to that of the queen. Since then, its name has been used in all dynasties, but the status is not the same. For example, the nobles of the Qing Dynasty were under imperial concubines, noble concubines, concubines and concubines.

23. Noble concubine: The title of concubine is the highest among the emperor's concubines, second only to the queen. At the time of Emperor Wu of the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, she was known as the third lady with the noble concubines and nobles, and the position was comparable to the country. After the Sui Dynasty, it has been followed in all dynasties.

24. Noble concubine: The name of the female official in the palace is also the emperor's concubine. Emperor Wei Ming was second only to the queen. In the future, it has been used in many dynasties, but the status is not the same.

25. Defei, Xianfei: the name of the female official in the palace is also the title of the imperial concubine. The Tang Dynasty is the best.

26. Shufei: The name of the female official in the palace was first placed by Emperor Wei Ming of the Three Kingdoms. At that time, the status was higher, second only to the nobles and ladies. There will be more settings in the future.

27. Imperial Concubine: the posthumous concubine of the late emperor. In the Qing Dynasty, the concubines left by the emperor's grandfather or father were called the imperial concubine and the noble concubine respectively.

28. Pepper room: also known as "pepper room". In the palace where the queen of the Han Dynasty lived, spices and mud such as peppers were used to smear the walls, taking the meaning of warmth, fragrance and many children to show good luck. Later, the pepper house was called the queen. Ying Shao's "Han Guanyi": "The queen called the pepper room..."

29. Shuyuan: The name of the female official in the palace, which was originally set by Emperor Wei Wen of the Three Kingdoms. She is behind Concubine Shu.

30, Concubine Hui, Concubine Li, Concubine Hua: The name of the female official in the palace is also the title of the imperial concubine. Tang Xuanzong set it at the beginning of the Yuan Dynasty. Old Tang books. Biography of the concubine. Preface: In Kaiyuan, "There are three people under the queen, including Concubine Hui, Concubine Li and Concubine Hua, on behalf of the wife."

31. Young Concubine: The name of the concubine of the pre-Qin princes.

32. Crown Princess: Crown Princess.

33. Eastern Concubine: Crown Princess.

34. Beauty: The name of the female official in the palace is also the title of the imperial concubine. It was established in the Western Han Dynasty. It is said that the concubines of the Han Palace have 14th class, and the beauty ranks fifth. From then on, until the Ming Dynasty, there were beautiful names in the court.

35. Liangdi: The title of prince concubine began in the Western Han Dynasty. Since then, the harems from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties have been set up.

36. Lady: The concubine of the monarch honors her direct wife as the queen.

37, inner pet, inner pet, inner person: the emperor's favorite concubine. Zuo Zhuan" Xi Gong's seventeenth year: "The Marquis of Qi is good inside, many internal favors, and there are six people who are like ladies inside."

38, the first wife, the main room: the other name of the first wife, the first wife.

39, side room, other room, other room: nickname of concubine.

40, the second room: another name for the second concubine of the princes.

41. Aunt, little lady: another name for queen and concubine. Qing Liang Zhang Ju's "Record of Titles": "The wife of the emperor was called the aunt in ancient times."

42. Xijun: Originally the name of the wife of the ancient princes, it was later transformed into the general name of the wife.

43. Madam: the wife of the Zhou Dynasty princes. Book of etiquette. Qu Lixia: "The concubine of the emperor is the queen, and the princes are the wife." Later, the mother of the princes could also be called the wife. The concubines of the emperors of the Han Dynasty were called wives. After the Wei and Jin Dynasties, she was called a wife or a different name.

44. Widow King: The humble words of the ancient emperor's wife to the princes. Book of etiquette. Qu Li: "The lady calls herself the son of heaven, called the old woman; she calls herself the prince, and is called the widow." Later, the subjects also modestly called the wife of their own king as a widow to other countries.

45. Internal officials: the title of wives and concubines of princes and court officials in the pre-Qin period. Many descendants are still used.

46. Inner Lord: The name of the princes in the pre-Qin Dynasty. Later generations sometimes refer to the queen. Emperor Wu of Jin established the Empress's amnesty edict: "Those who punish all countries with rituals must be the inner master."

47, Shaojun, Xiaojun: In the pre-Qin Dynasty, the wife of the princes was called Shaojun or Xiaojun.

48. Ji: The concubine of the ancient emperor. Han Shu. Biography of Foreign Relatives: "Gao Zu Bo Ji, the mother of Emperor Wen."

49. Diyu: the collective name of ancient emperors and concubines. The elders are the elders, and the younger ones are the elders. Later generations also refer to the concubines.

50. Concubine: The concubine of the dowry. When the daughters of ancient princes got married, they often married their sisters or nieces as concubines, which was called a concubine.

51, Yuyu, concubine: the concubine who married. Also known as maidservant and maidservant.

52, concubine, concubine: concubine's original meaning is a female slave. The maids under the imperial concubine are commonly called concubines or concubines.

53, the eldest concubine, the noble concubine: the ancient princes had a son.

54. Concubine, deputy concubine: a concubine with low status.

55. Xiaoxing: another name for the concubine in ancient times.

56. Zhaoyi: The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. It was set up by Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty. The concubines of the Han Dynasty had fourteenth class under the queen, and Zhaoyi was the first class. The position of the prime minister is better than that of the princes. Although this name is often used in later generations, the status is not the same.

57. Zhaorong: The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. It was set up by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. It was mostly used from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Du Fu's "Zichen Hall retreat slogan": "Outdoor Zhaorong purple sleeves hanging, double-looking throne leading to the court."

58. Zhaohua: The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. Emperor Wei Ming set it up. There are also people who have this name in later generations.

59. Xiuyi: The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. Emperor Wei Ming set it up. Although this name is often used in later generations, the status is not the same.

60. Cultivation: The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. Emperor Wen of Wei set it up. Although this name is often used in later generations, the status is not the same.

61, Jieyu: It's also Jieyu. The name of the female official in the palace is also the concubine of the emperor. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up. At that time, there were Zhao Jieyu, Yin Jieyu and so on. Jieyu ranked second among the fourteenth class of concubines in the Han Dynasty. Although later generations (before the Ming Dynasty) often used this name, their status was different.

62. Ae: The name of a female official in the Han Palace is also the title of a concubine. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up. It ranks third among the 14th concubines of the Han Palace. Not many people will use this title in later generations.

63. Rong Hua: The official name of the Han Palace is also the title of concubine. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up. Ranked fourth among the fourteenth concubines of the Han Palace. There are also people who use this title in later generations, but their status is not high.

64. Chongyi: The name of the female official of the Han Palace is also the title of the concubine. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty set up. Ranked seventh among the 14th concubines of the Han Palace. This title is often used in later generations, but the name is slightly different. The Southern Song Dynasty was called "filled clothes", and the Sui Dynasty was called "filled clothes".

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