Consort Xian (喻賢妃; died 1421), of the Yu clan, was a consort of the

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Chengzu of Ming, personal name Zhu Di, was the third List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 142 ...

.Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry, Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle, University of Washington Press, 2002. She famously committed adultery by having an affair with a

eunuch A eunuch ( , ) is a male who has been castration, castrated. Throughout history, castration often served a specific social function. The earliest records for intentional castration to produce eunuchs are from the Sumerian city of Lagash in the 2 ...

. This was one of the incidents which caused the mass execution in the emperor's harem, where many of the emperor's concubines, their maids and eunuchs were executed. They were accused of having participated in a murder plot against the emperor.

Titles

*During the reign of the

Hongwu Emperor The Hongwu Emperor (21 October 1328– 24 June 1398), also known by his temple name as the Emperor Taizu of Ming, personal name Zhu Yuanzhang, courtesy name Guorui, was the List of emperors of the Ming dynasty, founding emperor of the Ming dyna ...

(r. 1368–1398): **Lady Yu (喻氏) *During the reign of the

(r. 1402–1424) **Consort Xian (賢妃; from unknown date) **''Consort Zhaoshunxian'' (昭順賢妃; from 1421) **''Consort Zhongjingzhaoshunxian'' (忠敬昭順賢妃; from 1421)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yu, Consort Year of birth unknown 1421 deaths Consorts of the Yongle Emperor