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Liu Xijun

劉細君

Liu Xijun

Liu Xijun

DynastyHan dynasty
YearsBC 130BC 101
Birthplace
Princess of WusunBC 105
Princess of Jiangdu
Princess Xijun

Biography

Liu Xijun (Chinese: 劉細君; pinyin: Liú Xìjūn; Wade–Giles: Liu Hsi-chün, 123?–101 BC), also known as Princess Xijun (細君公主), Princess of Jiangdu (Chinese: 江都公主) or the Princess of Wusun (Chinese: 烏孫公主), was a princess of the Han dynasty sent to marry the King of Wusun as marriage alliance. A poem believed to be by her is one of the earliest known Chinese poems attributable to a named woman.

Inspiring Quote

"My family married me to a distant land, sending me far to the king of Wusun."

—— 《悲愁歌》

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