Concubine rank in Tang dynasty

First, the empress outside the Tang Gate:

Four concubines (that is, three ladies): imperial concubine, Shu concubine, De concubine and Xian concubine. Zhengyipin.

Nine wives: Zhao Yi, Zhao Rong, Zhao Yuan, Yixiu, Xiurong, Xiu Yuan, Chongyi, Chongrong and Chongyuan. Positive binary product.

Jieyu nine people, all three products.

Nine beauties, four things.

There are only nine talents who are good at five things.

The above three categories are twenty-seven women, twenty-seven women and six products.

Twenty-seven royal women, seven events.

Twenty-seven women were selected, and they were eight products.

The above three categories are eighty-one imperial concubines and six divisions, who are in charge of the palace chariots and horses.

During the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, the titles of concubines changed except the empress.

Second, the main sources of concubines in the Tang Dynasty: the royal family and powerful nobles.

There are three sources of concubines in the Tang Dynasty: employment, selection and dedication. Although there are many forms, the sources are nothing more than royalty, dignitaries and officials' children; Royal relatives and powerful nobles are either the second generation or the second generation. Most of them have noble status and elegant temperament, so they often enter the palace in the form of courtesy.

The children of officials are generally selected for the palace, and some are presented to the emperor; Children of ordinary families have no right or money, and it is more difficult to enter the palace than to ascend to heaven.

Third, the sleeping system in the Tang Dynasty: sleeping by turns.

The bedroom system in the Tang dynasty was arranged according to the moon's profit and loss, which seemed fair on the surface:

From the first day to the fifteenth day: the moon is getting more and more round, from low to high according to status;

Fifteen, sixteen: the queen can monopolize the emperor for two days;

16 to the end of the month: the moon changes from round to short and from high to low according to the state;

Twenty-two to thirty years old: Eighty-one imperial concubines can only serve the emperor for one night in these nine days.

Such a system seems fair, but it is difficult for many people to be lucky to become emperors in a year or a few years. For example, there were *** 12 1 concubines with rank and status in the early Tang Dynasty, regardless of the bedroom system. When the emperor turned around, the queen didn't take them, and it took three months to serve them alone.

In other words, it can only be rotated once every three months, which is tantamount to widowhood for a young woman and a kind of destruction to human nature.

Extended data:

Establishment of the harem system in Tang Dynasty

Ye Ting Bureau: Household Registration Management Section;

Nishinomiya Bureau: harem hospital, which manages diseases and deaths in harem;

Internal servant bureau: power supply bureau, but at that time, there were no lights for lighting, and candles were used, so it was mainly responsible for the management of candles and lights in the harem;

Palace Bureau: Administration Department, management regulations, access control keys, etc.

Internal affairs bureau: finance department, responsible for warehouses and cashiers;

Ministry of Internal Affairs: the administrative body of eunuchs, responsible for training and assessing eunuchs.

The history books "The Book of the New Tang Dynasty" and "The Book of the Old Tang Dynasty" set up biographies of empresses, listing 26 queens, 10 concubines and about 60 women found in the history books. Although the empresses are well-off, they often have a bad fate.

The 36 concubines in the Tang Dynasty, 15, all ended in tragedy: 9 died at the hands of political enemies; Two died of competition; Two are missing; Suicide; One was found guilty and died.

Since the palace is a paradise for concubines to enjoy themselves, thousands of women in the harem naturally want to be on the throne of concubines. If they are proud, they will naturally be depressed, jealous, lonely, sad and worried, and their fate is unpredictable, and they will be nervous and worried all day long. The concubines sitting in high seats are surrounded by various emotions. How can they enjoy life?

Baidu Encyclopedia: Empress of Tang Dynasty