Consort Yu 虞姬 | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Consort_Yu.jpg) A portrait of Consort Yu from Baimei Xinyong Tuzhuan (百美新詠圖傳) by Yan Xiyuan | |
| Born | |
| Died | 202 BC |
| Other names | "Yu the Beauty" (虞美人) |
| Spouse | Xiang Yu |
| Relatives | Yu Ziqi (brother) |
Consort Yu (Chinese: 虞姬; pinyin: Yú Jī; died 202 BC), also known as "Yu the Beauty" (虞美人; Yú Měirén), was the wife of the warlord Xiang Yu, who competed with Liu Bang, the founder of the Han dynasty, for supremacy over China in the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC).