Consort Yu (Xiang Yu's wife)
Consort Yu | |
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A portrait of Consort Yu from Baimei Xinyong Tuzhuan (百美新詠圖傳) by Yan Xiyuan | |
| Born | |
| Died | 202 BC |
| Other names | "Yu the Beauty" |
| Spouse | Xiang Yu |
| Relatives | Yu Ziqi (brother) |
Consort Yu (虞姬; died 202 BC), also known as "Yu the Beauty" (虞美人), was the wife of the warlord Xiang Yu, who competed with Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han dynasty, for supremacy over China during the Chu–Han Contention (206–202 BC).