Lady Helan
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Lady Helan | |||||
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Lady of Wei | |||||
Succeeded by Lady Chen | |||||
Reign | 7th century to 666 | ||||
Died | 666 | ||||
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Father | Helan Yueshi | ||||
Mother | Wu Shun |
Lady Helan
Background
[edit]Lady Helan was the daughter of Wu Shun and Helan Yueshi. Wu Shun was the first daughter of Wu Shiyue and Lady Yang, and the older sister of Empress Wu. Helan Yueshi was the son of the Duke of Yingshan (
Lady of Wei
[edit]Lady Helan and her mother, Wu Shun, were favored by Emperor Gaozong who gave her the title Lady of Wei and her mother that of Lady of Han.
Emperor Gaozong wanted to keep Lady Helan as a concubine, but Empress Wu found out and had the Lady of Wei killed by poisoning. She then blamed Wu Weiliang and Wu Huaiyun for the murder and they were executed. Lady Helan's brother, Helan Minzhi, suspected Empress Wu of murdering his sister and was exiled.[citation needed]
Modern Depictions
[edit]Lady Helan is well known in television series as Helan Minyue (
- Portrayed by He Lin in the Palace of Desire
- Portrayed by Kathy Yuen in Secret History of Empress Wu
- Portrayed by Sandra Ma in The Empress of China