Death
There would be no further historical records about Princess Huanghuang until 23, when she would suffer her death. At that time, her father's Xin Dynasty was in shambles, with various agrarian and other rebellions against him, and with one of the strongest rebel forces, under Liu Xuan, a distant descendant of the Han Dynasty imperial house, having entered the capital Chang'an, the people of Chang'an rose against Wang Mang as well. They set fire to the main imperial palace, Weiyang Palace, and the fire quickly spread to the part of the palace where Princess Huanghuang lived. She sighed and said, "How can I again face my Han relations?" She then threw herself into the fire and died.
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