Empress Zhang (Liu Shan's first wife)
Empress Zhang | |
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Empress of Shu Han | |
Born | (Unknown) |
Died | 237 |
Names | |
Traditional Chinese | 張皇后 |
Simplified Chinese | 张皇后 |
Pinyin | Zhāng Huánghòu |
Wade–Giles | Chang Huang-hou |
Other names | Empress Jing'ai (Chinese: 敬哀皇后; pinyin: Jìng'āi Huánghòu; Wade–Giles: Ching-ai Huang-hou) |
Empress Zhang (died 237), personal name unknown, formally known as Empress Jing'ai (lit. "Respectful and Lamentable Empress"), was an empress of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. She was the eldest daughter of the Shu general Zhang Fei and his wife Lady Xiahou.[1] She married Liu Shan in 223 and became the crown princess of Shu. Later in the same year, after Liu Shan's father Liu Bei died, Liu Shan ascended the throne of Shu, and Zhang became the empress. She died in 237 and was buried in Nanling (南陵).[2]
See also
References
- Chen Shou. Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).
Chinese royalty | ||
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Preceded by Empress Wu |
Empress of Shu Han 223–237 |
Succeeded by Empress Zhang (later) |
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