Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents IX
3. Preface XI
4. Translators' Note XIII
5. Prolegomenon
6. 1 Introduction 3
7. 2 Palace Women in the Early Empire 9
8. 3 Women in Early Imperial History and Thought 26
9. 4 Empresses and Consorts of the Three States 46
10. 5 Records of the Three States 61
11. Translation
12. Records of the Three States: The Book of Wei. Fascicle 5: Empresses and Consorts 89
13. Records of the Three States: The Book of Shu. Fascicle 34: Consorts and Sons of the Two Sovereigns 115
14. Records of the Three States: The Book of Wu. Fascicle 50: Consorts and Concubines 122
15. Appendixes
16. Appendix I: Tables 137
17. Appendix II: Character Count in the San guo zhi and Its Commentary 149
18. Abbreviations 151
19. Notes 153
20. Bibliography 229
21. Index 255
22. About the Translators 281