Consort Yi (1392–1421) was an imperial concubine of the

Yongle Emperor The Yongle Emperor (; pronounced ; 2 May 1360 – 12 August 1424), personal name Zhu Di (), was the third Emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1402 to 1424. Zhu Di was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder of the Ming dyn ...

.Tsai, Shih-Shan Henry, Perpetual Happiness: The Ming Emperor Yongle, University of Washington Press, 2002. She was from Korea, and became a member of the

imperial harem The Imperial Harem ( ota, حرم همايون, ) of the Ottoman Empire was the Ottoman sultan's harem – composed of the wives, servants (both female slaves and eunuchs), female relatives and the sultan's concubines – occupying a secluded po ...

of the Yongle Emperor in 1409. In 1421, she was one of the many concubines who were accused for having participated in a conspiracy to murder the emperor. She was arrested and interrogated. She was executed for attempted murder of the emperor.

Titles

* During the reign of the Hongwu Emperor (r. 1368–1398): ** Lady Yi (이씨, 李氏) (from 1392) * During the reign of the

(r. 1402–1424): ** Gong-nyeo (공녀, 貢女) (from 1409) ** Lady of Bright Deportment (昭儀; from 1409)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yi Zhaoyi 1392 births 1421 deaths Consorts of the Yongle Emperor