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Consort Ban

班婕妤

Consort Ban

Consort Ban

DynastyWestern Han
YearsBC 48
Birthplace
Jieyu (Third-rank Consort)BC 33

Biography

Consort Ban[note 1] (c. 48 BCE – c. 2 BCE), or Ban Jieyu (Chinese: 班婕妤; pinyin: Bān Jiéyú; Wade–Giles: Pan Chieh-yü), also known as Lady Ban (Pan), was an imperial consort, Chinese scholar and poet during the Western Han dynasty (206 BCE – 23 CE). Jieyu (婕妤) was a title for a third-rank palace lady, one rank below Zhaoyi and two ranks below the Empress.

Inspiring Quote

"I often fear the autumn season comes, and the cool wind steals the summer heat."

—— 《怨歌行》

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