Guo Huai (wife of Jia Chong)

Guo Huai
郭槐
Born237
Died296
Luoyang
NationalityCao Wei (before 266)
Jin (after 266)
SpouseJia Chong
ChildrenJia Quan (stepdaughter)
Jia Jun (stepdaughter)
Jia Nanfeng
Jia Wu
Jia Limin
Another son
FatherGuo Pei

Guo Huai (Chinese: 郭槐; pinyin: Guō Huái; Wade–Giles: Kuo1 Huai2, 237–296), courtesy name Yuhuang[1] (玉璜) or Yuanshao (媛韶, according to her entombed stele[2]), was a niece of the general Guo Huai (郭淮; note that their Chinese names differ even if their romanized names do not), the second wife of Jia Chong, the mother of Jia Nanfeng, and the mother-in-law of Emperor Hui of Jin. During her life, she also went by Lady of Guangcheng (廣城君) and Lady of Yicheng (宜城君). After her death, she received the posthumous name Xuan (宣).[1]

Her life was marked by severe cruelty, jealousy, and dishonesty, although these accounts may have been colored by the bias of Book of Jin historians.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b c Lee, Lily Xiao Hong (2015). "Guo Huai". In Lee; Stefanowska, A.D. (eds.). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Antiquity Through Sui, 1600 B.C.E. - 618 C.E. Routledge. pp. 291–293. ISBN 978-0-7656-1750-7.
  2. ^ a b Davis, Timothy M. (2015). Entombed Epigraphy and Commemorative Culture in Early Medieval China: A Brief History of Early Muzhiming. Brill. pp. 263–272. ISBN 978-90-04-30642-4.