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Bao Si褒姒
A baby girl born from dragon saliva, abandoned in the Qingshui River, later became Bao Si.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 5
- RELATION RECORDS
- 8
- SOURCE WORKS
- 4
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Bao Si, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
3 figures · 4 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
King You of Zhou—Bao Sifavor
Bao SiisBo Fu’s mother
King You of Zhou—Bao Sidote on
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
2 figures · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
King You of Zhou→Bao Simake empress
King You of Zhou→Bao Sifavor
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Quanrong→Bao Sikill
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
King Xuan of Zhou→Bao Sidream of
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当时宣王大祭之夜，梦见美貌女子，大笑三声，大哭三声，不慌不忙，将七庙神主，捆著一束，冉冉望东而去。大笑三声，应褒姒骊山烽火戏诸侯事。
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Concubine of King You of Zhou, gave birth to Bofu, leading to the fall of the Western Zhou. Concubine of King You, gave birth to a son who was made heir.
In fiction · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms · Discourses of the States · Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition
A baby girl born from dragon saliva, abandoned in the Qingshui River, later became Bao Si. Bao Xiang's son presented to King You, King You's favorite concubine, gave birth to Bofu. King You's favorite concubine, later made queen, did not like to laugh, the beacon fire trick was used to amuse her.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
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- Literature / legend5 profile notes
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
6 relations7 verified quotations- King You of Zhou→ favor →Bao Si
- King Xuan of Zhou→ dream of →Bao Si
- King You of Zhou→ dote on →Bao Si
- King You of Zhou→ make empress →Bao Si
Verified original text · 7
幽王自从得了褒姒，迷恋其色
favor · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 2
当时宣王大祭之夜，梦见美貌女子，大笑三声，大哭三声，不慌不忙，将七庙神主，捆著一束，冉冉望东而去。大笑三声，应褒姒骊山烽火戏诸侯事。
dream of · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 3
5 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history2 profile notes
Discourses of the States
3 relations4 verified quotations- King You of Zhou→ favor →Bao Si
- King You of Zhou→ make empress →Bao Si
- Bao Si→ mother-son →Bo Fu
Verified original text · 4
褒姒有宠
favor · Discourses of the States, 晋语一
弃聘后而立内妾
立为内妾 · Discourses of the States, 郑语
2 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history2 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
1 relations1 verified quotations- King You of Zhou→ favor →Bao Si
Verified original text · 1
周幽王用褒姒废太子
favor · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦本纪
- Official history1 profile notes
Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition
1 relations1 verified quotations- Bao Si→ imperial consort →King You of Zhou
Verified original text · 1
褒姒，周幽王后
imperial consort · Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition, ch. 41
History vs. fiction
The two books record completely different endings for Bao Si.
- novel inventionThe fate of Bao Si after the Quanrong broke through Haojing
The Records of the Grand Historian records that Bao Si was captured and taken away by the Quanrong ("Thereupon they killed King You at the foot of Mount Li, captured Bao Si, and took all the Zhou treasures away" - from "Basic Annals of Zhou, Part 2"). However, the Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms records that Bao Si failed to escape after the defeat and chose to hang herself ("It happened that the sky was bright. Bao Si did not have time to follow, so she hanged herself" - from "Chapter 3").
Relationship network
- favor← King You of Zhou → Bao Sihist × litRecords of the Grand Historian, 秦本纪Discourses of the States, 晋语一
Original text (2)
褒姒有宠
周幽王用褒姒废太子
Original relation: favor · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦本纪
Original text (1)
幽王自从得了褒姒，迷恋其色
Original text (1)
Original text (1)
当时宣王大祭之夜，梦见美貌女子，大笑三声，大哭三声，不慌不忙，将七庙神主，捆著一束，冉冉望东而去。大笑三声，应褒姒骊山烽火戏诸侯事。
- dote on← King You of Zhou → Bao SilitChronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 2Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 3
Original text (2)
幽王曰：“有朕做主，太子何能为也？”
以小车载褒姒和伯服
Original relation: favorite concubine · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 3
- make empress← King You of Zhou → Bao SilitChronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 2Discourses of the States, 郑语
Original text (2)
立褒妃为后，伯服为太子。
弃聘后而立内妾
Original relation: 立为内妾 · Discourses of the States, 郑语
Original text (1)
大哭三声者，幽王、褒姒、伯服三命俱绝。
- mother-sonBao Si → Bo FulitChronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 2Discourses of the States, 晋语一Discourses of the States, 郑语
Original text (3)