Encyclopedia: Wang Yuanji

Wang Yuanji; Wang Yüanchi; 王元姬

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Wang Yuanji 王元姬

Lived: AD 217–268

Biographies:
None Available

Served: Jin

Empress dowager during Jin Dynasty. Wife of Sima Zhao and mother of Sima Yan.

Officer Details

Wade-Giles: Wang Yüanchi
Simplified Chinese: 王元姬
Pronunciation: Wang2 Yuan2ji1
Cantonese (Yale): Wong Yungei
Cantonese (Jyutpin): Wong Jyungei

Other Names: Lady Wang, Empress Wenming

Name Notes: Formerly Empress Wenming (文明皇后; “civil and understanding empress”)

Rank and Titles

Empress; Empress Dowager

Family and Relationships

Wang Lang (Grandfather); Wang Su (Father); Sima Zhao (Husband); Sima Yan, Sima You (Sons)

Literary Appearances

Romance of the Three Kingdoms: 119

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March 25, 2010