Northern Wei
During the reign of Emperor Daowu, the consort ranking system was very simple, and only contained the rank of Madame. However, there existed an unwritten, subjective system of prestige rankings in between the Madames. It was during the reign of Emperor Taiwu did a system of rankings listed below came into force:
- Empress (皇后)
- Left and Right Zhaoyi (左右昭儀)
- The Honoured Lady (貴人)
- Jiaofang (椒房)
Read more about this topic: Ranks Of Imperial Consorts In China
Famous quotes containing the word northern:
“Sophocles long ago
Heard it on the Aegaean, and it brought
Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow
Of human misery; we
Find also in the sound a thought,
Hearing it by this distant northern sea.”
—Matthew Arnold (1822–1888)