Fan Ji

Fan Ji ( Chinese 樊姬 ; * unknown; † probably in Jingzhou ) was a wife of the Chinese king Zhuang of Chu . She lived around 600 BC She was considered to be very virtuous and wise. As a result, she was an important support for her husband in his government activities. For centuries she was one of the most important role models for women in China.

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Information on Fan Ji
Dennis R. Schilling, Jianfei Kralle (ed.): The woman in ancient China, image and reality: Studies on the sources of the Zhou and Han times (= Munich East Asian studies . Volume 77 ). Franz Steiner Verlag, 2001, ISBN 3-515-07751-0 , ISSN 0170-3668 , p. 53 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Virtuous Wives of the Kings and Emperors (article at www.womenofchina.cn; viewed December 12, 2013)

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SURNAME	Fan Ji
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Wife of the Chinese King Zhuang of Chu
DATE OF BIRTH	7th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	6th century BC Chr.