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Lady Guo (died 300), was a Chinese businesswoman and influential imperial favorite. [1]
Lady Guo was a daughter of Guo Yu (郭豫; courtesy name Taining (泰宁)); Guo Yu was a younger brother of Guo Zhan (郭展; courtesy name Taishu (泰舒)). Both Guo Yu and Guo Zhan were sons of Guo Pei, a younger brother of the Wei general Guo Huai. [2] One of Guo Pei's daughters was married to Wei/Jin official Jia Chong.
Lady Guo was married to Wang Yan. [3] She was also the cousin of empress Jia Nanfeng (daughter of Jia Chong), de facto regent of China [4] during the reign of Jia's husband Emperor Hui of Jin. She was a favorite of her cousin the empress and became famous as a businesswoman when she used her position to accumulate a fortune through the beneficial contacts she acquired through her relationship with the empress.