Princess Jincheng
| Princess Jincheng 金城公主 | |
|---|---|
| Born | 698 |
| Died | 739 (aged 40–41) |
| Spouse | Emperor Tridé Tsuktsen |
| House | House of Li |
| Father | Li Shouli |
Princess Jincheng (Tibetan: ཀིམ་ཤེང་ཁོང་ཅོ་, Wylie: Kyim-sheng Kung-co , Chinese: 金城公主; pinyin: Jīnchéng Gōngzhǔ; Wade–Giles: Chin-ch'eng Kung-chu, c. 698 – 739), surnamed Li, was a member of a minor branch of the royal clan of the Chinese Tang dynasty.
Princess Jincheng was a daughter of Li Shouli, a prince of Tang China.[1] She grew up in the court and was regarded by Emperor Zhongzong of Tang as a foster daughter.
Emperor Zhongzong received an ambassador sent by Empress Dowager Khri ma lod of the Tibetan Empire requesting a marriage between the future emperor, Tridé Tsuktsen, and a Tang princess.[2] Emperor Zhongzong conferred the title of Princess Jincheng upon his foster daughter and, in 710, a minister of Tibet arrived to collect her. On his arrival, Emperor Zhongzong entertained the minister by having his sons-in-law play ball sports with him.[3] Princess Jincheng was then married to Emperor Tridé Tsuktsen of Tibet, in accordance with the heqin policy.
Princess Jincheng was expected to act as an ambassador to the Tibetan Empire and assist the Tang diplomat. In one case, she solved a dispute between the Tibetan and Tang envoys by erecting a plaque to mark the two territories.[4]
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- Liu, Xu, ed. (945). Old Book of Tang.