| Imperial Consort Yang 楊貴妃 | |
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 Yang Guifei Leaving the Bath by Gu Jianlong (1606–after 1689) | |
| Born | Yang Yuhuan (楊玉環) 719 Yongle, China |
| Died | 15 July 756 (aged 37) Mawei Station, Xianyang, Shaanxi, China |
| Burial | Mawei Station, Xianyang, Shaanxi (grave later not excavated) |
| Spouse | Li Mao Emperor Xuanzong of Tang |
| Father | Yang Xuanyan |
| Mother | Lady of Liang |
| Yang Guifei | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 楊貴妃 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨贵妃 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Imperial Consort Yang | ||||||||
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| Yang Yuhuan (personal name) | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 楊玉環 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 杨玉环 | ||||||||
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Yang Yuhuan (Chinese: 楊玉環; 719[1] – 15 July 756[2]), often known as Yang Guifei (楊貴妃, with Guifei being the highest rank for imperial consorts during her time), and known briefly by the Taoist nun name Taizhen (太真),[3] was the beloved consort of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang during his later years. She is known as one of the Four Beauties of ancient China.
During the An Lushan Rebellion, as Emperor Xuanzong and his cortege were fleeing from the capital Chang'an to Chengdu, the emperor's guards demanded that he put Yang to death because they blamed the rebellion on her cousin Yang Guozhong and the rest of her family. The emperor capitulated and reluctantly ordered his attendant Gao Lishi to supervise her forced suicide.
- ^ Yang's biography in vol.76 of New Book of Tang recorded that she was 38 (by East Asian reckoning) when she died.
- ^ Volume 218 of Zizhi Tongjian recorded that Yang was killed on the bing'shen day of the 6th month of the 1st year of the Zhi'de era of Tang Suzong's reign. This date corresponds to 15 Jul 756 on the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Old Book of Tang, vol. 51 Archived 2008-10-18 at the Wayback Machine