Feng Liao

Feng Liao (馮繚) was China's first official female diplomat, who represented the Han Dynasty to Wusun (烏孫), which was in the Western Regions. It was a practice for the Imperial Court to foster alliances with the northern tribes via marriage, and two Han princesses had married Wusun kings. Feng Liao was the maidservant of Princess Jieyou (解憂公主), who was married off to a Wusun king. Feng herself later married an influential , whose good standing with Prince (烏就屠) of the kingdom later proved beneficial to the Han dynasty.

Feng Liao

Feng Liao (馮繚) was China's first official female diplomat, who represented the Han Dynasty to Wusun (烏孫), which was in the Western Regions. It was a practice for the Imperial Court to foster alliances with the northern tribes via marriage, and two Han princesses had married Wusun kings. Feng Liao was the maidservant of Princess Jieyou (解憂公主), who was married off to a Wusun king. Feng herself later married an influential , whose good standing with Prince (烏就屠) of the kingdom later proved beneficial to the Han dynasty.