The Lady Tou Wan or Dou Wan (Chinese: 竇綰; pinyin: Tòu Wǎn) was the wife of Liu Sheng, a Chinese prince of the Han Dynasty.
Her tomb was discovered in 1968 in Mancheng county. Her body was encased in a jade burial suit. Hers and her husband's were the first jade burial suits to be discovered by archaeologists.
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| Name | Dou, Wan |
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