Lady Dai

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Lady Dai, also known as Xin Zhui, was a high-ranking Han dynasty noblewoman whose exceptionally well-preserved body and lavish grave goods from the Mawangdui tombs have provided unparalleled insights into ancient Chinese life, health, and funerary practices.

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Lady Dai canonical 4

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological find ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
mummy ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
ageAtDeath about 50 ⓘ
associatedWith Han dynasty medical texts ⓘ
Mawangdui funerary banner ⓘ
linked to: Mawangdui Han Tombs

Mawangdui silk manuscripts ⓘ
lacquerware collection from her tomb ⓘ
birthDate circa 213 BCE ⓘ
bodyPreservation blood vessels visible in some areas ⓘ
fingerprints discernible ⓘ
hair preserved ⓘ
skin largely intact ⓘ
burialPlace Changsha ⓘ
Hunan ⓘ
linked to: Hunan Province

Mawangdui ⓘ
linked to: Mawangdui Han Tombs
causeOfDeath cardiovascular disease ⓘ
child Li Xi ⓘ
collectionLocation Hunan Provincial Museum ⓘ
country China ⓘ
culturalPeriod Western Han dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Han dynasty
deathDate circa 163 BCE ⓘ
dietEvidence melon seeds found in stomach ⓘ
discoveredAt Mawangdui archaeological site ⓘ
linked to: Mawangdui Han Tombs
discoveredBy Chinese archaeologists ⓘ
discoveredIn 1971 ⓘ
dynasty Han dynasty ⓘ
funeraryPractice body immersed in unknown preserving fluid ⓘ
multiple layers of silk wrappings ⓘ
nested lacquered coffins ⓘ
healthCondition arteriosclerosis ⓘ
coronary heart disease ⓘ
obesity ⓘ
parasitic infections ⓘ
spinal degeneration ⓘ
name Lady Dai ⓘ
Lady of Dai ⓘ
Xin Zhui ⓘ
nobleRank Marquis of Dai household ⓘ
notableFor exceptional preservation of soft tissues ⓘ
flexible joints after burial ⓘ
insights into Han dynasty clothing ⓘ
insights into Han dynasty diet ⓘ
insights into Han dynasty funerary practices ⓘ
insights into Han dynasty medicine ⓘ
lavish grave goods ⓘ
well-preserved internal organs ⓘ
spouse Li Cang ⓘ
state Changsha Kingdom ⓘ
tombNumber Tomb 1 at Mawangdui ⓘ
linked to: Mawangdui Han Tombs

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mawangdui Han Tombs → burialOf → Lady Dai ⓘ
Li Cang → hasRelative → Lady Dai ⓘ
Xin Zhui → alsoKnownAs → Lady Dai ⓘ
Lady Dai → name → Lady Dai ⓘ