Origin, "Ram Biography" said, "The son of heaven marries a woman in a vassal, and the vassal must be the Lord of the same surname", so it is called a princess. "The Western Zhou Dynasty Spring and Autumn Jue said that it can be roughly divided into six grades: king, male, Hou, Bo, Zi and Gong. Under the King of Zhou, Hou Bozi and the Duke of Zhou ranked fifth. When Zhou Wang married his daughter to a vassal, he didn't officiate at the wedding in person, and asked the vassal who was also a Qi Huangong to marry him. This is the origin of the "princess".
Because the royal family of the Zhou Dynasty was surnamed Ji, the daughter of Zhou was also called "Ji Wang", and The Book of Songs Zhao Nan He Bie Yi wrote: "He Bie Yi is beautiful." Since then, "Ji Wang" has become another name for the emperor's daughter. The daughter of a vassal, also known as a princess, records in Records of the Historian Biography of Wuqi that "an uncle is a relative and respects Princess Wei."
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Several princesses with the most "characteristics" in the history of China;
1, "the most outstanding princess" Princess Wencheng.
Emperor Taizong sent Princess Wencheng, the daughter of Emperor Taizong, to kiss Tubo and marry Zanpu Songzan Gambu. This is a historical fact that everyone who has received primary school history education in China is familiar with. Especially in Tibet, she is honored as "Jiamusha", which means "Goddess from the Han Dynasty".
Up to now, the statue of Princess Wencheng is still enshrined in the Potala Palace in Lhasa. She brought the advanced culture, science and technology of the Han nationality to Tubo, and there are still Tibetan folk songs praising her for bringing "3,800 kinds of grain, 5,500 craftsmen of various crafts and 5,500 livestock", which promoted the economic and cultural development of Tubo and strengthened the friendly relations between the Chinese and Tibetan people.
2, "The Most Powerful Princess" Princess Anle.
In fact, Princess Anle's aunt Princess Taiping also has the right to share this honorary title, but the latter is not so unscrupulous. Since ancient times, there have been crown princes, grandsons, even grandnephews and uncles. However, the princess found another way to be a "granddaughter" and hoped that her father Tang Zhongzong would take herself as the heir to the throne, which is probably unique in the history of China.
3. "The fiercest princess" Princess Yicheng.
Tang Zhongzong's daughters are wonderful enough, and he has a concubine who is fiercer than Princess Anle-Princess Yicheng. Pei Xun, the husband of Princess Yicheng, had an affair and fell in love with another woman. After being known by the former, he flew into a rage and cut off Xiaosan's ears and nose. Not to mention that, I also used the weapon of "cutting ears and nose" to press Pei Xun's head and cut off his hair, so that he would always remember this bloody lesson!
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