Ming · Empress and Crown Prince Consort

Empress Xiaokang 孝康皇后

Died AD 1378

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Xiaokang as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 8 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Xiaokang 孝康皇后
Surname Chang
Title Crown Prince's Consort Jingyi 敬懿皇太子妃
Descriptive kinship Daughter of Chang Yuchun 開平王遇春女
Title Empress Xiaokang 孝康皇后
Posthumous name Jingyi 敬懿 Jingyi
Personal name Lady Chang 常氏

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 洪武十一年十一月 · Western Year: AD 1378
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0180

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 建文元年 · Western Year: AD 1399
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0182
  • Source Date: Text: 永樂元年 · Western Year: AD 1403
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0183
  • Source Date: Text: 洪武十一年十一月 · Western Year: AD 1378
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0180
  • Source Date: Text: 洪武四年四月 · Western Year: AD 1371
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0179

Family

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  • Child of Chang Yuchun (常遇春)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
  • Spouse of Zhu Biao (朱標)
    Kinship Term: first consort / 元妃 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife

Career and standing

  • Status: crown-prince-consort · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 洪武四年四月 · Western Year: AD 1371
    Explicit · mingshi:115:s0179

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 115Volume 115 Biographies 3: Emperor Xingzong Xiaokang, Emperor Ruizong Xingxian · 8 passages