Ancient harem layout

In the Qin dynasty, concubines were divided into eight grades, namely, queen, wife, beauty, lover, eight sons, seven sons, long ambassadors and few ambassadors. Mi Yue's rank is Ba Zi, ranking fourth among concubines, and she is an intermediate concubine, three levels lower than the Queen.

The Qin system was adopted in the Han Dynasty, but there were more grades, such as Jieyu, Yie, Chongyi and Zhaoyi. Below the Queen, there are 14 floors.

First lady, Zhao Yi, second-class Jieyu, third-class Jieyu, fourth-class Ji, fifth-class beauty, sixth-class eight sons, seventh-class charge, eighth-class seven sons, ninth-class lover, tenth-class ambassador, eleventh-class ambassador, twelfth-class five palaces, thirteenth-class harmony, fourteenth-class non-trickle, *

During the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Wei Zifu was a first-class woman, second only to the queen. It can be seen that her dignity in the palace is very popular with Emperor Wu.

In the Sui Dynasty, concubines were divided into four classes, and the number was limited.

First class: imperial concubine, Shu princess, De princess;

The second level: Shunyi, Shunrong, Shunhua, Yixiu, Xiurong, Xiuhua, Fuyi, Furong and Chonghua;

The third level: Jieyu, beautiful women and talented women;

Grade 4: Lin Bao, Jade Girl, Cai Girl.

Extended data

The ancient emperors called the queen's bedroom the harem corresponding to the astrological heavenly palace, that is, the North Pole IV, excluding the Princess Palace corresponding to the six stars of Gou Chen. Later, it did not include the queen's bedroom in the palace with the heavenly king, but specifically referred to the bedroom of concubines or other related positions, such as two stars in Yin De and four stars in herself.

In order to maintain the chastity of women in the harem, the harem restricts the entry of adult males. Female officials, maids and eunuchs are responsible for labor duties.

Baidu Encyclopedia —— Ancient harem System in China