Princess Xihai


Princess Xihai was a consort of the Qilian Khan of the Rouran Khaganate. She was born into the imperial clan of the Northern Wei, and was a cousin or sister of the Emperor Taiwu.

Biography

She was married to the Rouran Khan Wuti, son of Khan Datan, of the royal Yujiulü clan. In the fourth year of Shenjia , Wuti sent an envoy to the Northern Wei dynasty. In February of the third year of Yanhe
, Emperor Taiwu gave Princess Xihai in marriage to Wuti, and took in turn Wuti's sister Lu Zuo Zhaoyi, who would bear him Tuoba Yu, as his wife.

In popular culture

She was played by actress Wang Ou in the 2013 TV series The Story of Mulan.