Princess Yicheng

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Princess Yicheng
Shibi Qaghan
Chuluo Qaghan
Illig Qaghan
HouseSui dynasty
FatherYang Xie (杨谐)
Princess Yicheng
Hanyu Pinyin
Yìchéng Gōngzhǔ

Princess Yicheng was a Chinese princess of the Sui dynasty and a khatun of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate. She spent at least 30 years of her life among the Turks.

Family

She was an extended family member of Sui Dynasty. Her father was named Yang Xie (杨谐) and her brother was Yang Shanjing (杨善经).

Life as khatun

With Yami Qaghan

After death of Princess Anyi (安义公主) in 599, she was created a princess by Emperor Wen of Sui and wed to Yami Qaghan in heqin.

With Shibi Qaghan

She was inherited by his step-son

Daixian.[1] The Turks besieged them there on September 11. Resources in seat was small. Emperor was reported to cry out of fear[2] seeing Yuwen suggested Emperor Yang select a few thousand elite cavalry soldiers to attempt a break out, but Su Wei and Fan Zigai (樊子蓋) persuaded Emperor Yang not to attempt this. Emperor Yang put Xiao Yu and Pei Ju in charge of planning the military counteroffensive, but was only able to get the siege lifted after he followed the advice of the empress's brother Xiao Yu
and sent messengers to Princess Yicheng, who was directing military affairs at the Turkic capital in her husband's absence. She falsely informed Shibi Khagan that the Turks were under attack from the north, and so the khagan lifted the siege.

With Chuluo Qaghan

She was inherited by Chuluo Qaghan in 619, another step-son from her first marriage.[3] Yicheng greeted Empress Xiao and Yang Zhengdao, a posthumous son of Yang Jian who was created as puppet King of Sui (隋國王) by Chuluo.[4] This marriage was brief. After Chuluo's death in June, she refused to marry Ashina Momo (阿史那摸末, 607 - 649 was titled Yushe shad (郁射設) and eventually married to someone of Imperial Li (李) clan[5]), claiming he was weak.[3] Instead, married to Ashina Duobi, who was created Illig Qaghan.

With Illig Qaghan

After refusing Yushe Shad, she finally wed to Illig Qaghan in 620, yet another step-son. She was killed in confusion when Tang general Li Jing attacked the khagan's encampment with Li Shiji in 630, Battle of Yinshan.[3]

In popular media

  • She was portrayed by Li Xia (李霞) in the 1993 Taiwanese costume drama Tang Taizong — Li Shimin (唐太宗李世民).
  • Princess Yicheng is a character in Bakhtiyar Vahabzadeh's Göytürklar (Gokturks) play.
  • In the Chinese drama The Long Ballad (长歌行), she is an antagonist.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-7914-8268-1
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  2. OCLC 33892575
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    ISBN 978-0-87586-980-3
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  4. ^ Guang, Sima. Records of Later Liang Dynasty 后梁纪: Zi Zhi Tong Jian资治通鉴; or Comprehensive Mirror in Aid of Governance; Volume 266 – 271. DeepLogic. p. 48.
  5. ^ "Ashina Momo - China Biographical Database Project (CBDB)". db1.ihp.sinica.edu.tw. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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