Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Empress of Shu Han

Empress Zhang 張皇后

Zhāng huánghòu

Attested AD 238 - AD 264

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Zhang as a consort and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Empress Zhang 張皇后 Zhāng huánghòu
Personal name Empress Zhang 張皇后 Zhāng huánghòu
Title honored lady 貴人 guìrén
Surname Zhang Zhāng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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  • Child of Zhang Fei (張飛)
    Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: daughter · Object Role: father
  • Spouse of Liu Shan (劉禪)
    Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: active · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
  • Sibling of Empress Jing'ai (敬哀皇后)
    Kinship Term: younger sister / 妹 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger sister · Object Role: elder sister

Career and standing

  • Title: Empress / 皇后 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延熙元年春正月 · Western Year: AD 238
  • Status: honored-lady · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建興十五年 · Western Year: AD 237

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Shu Han / 蜀漢 · Relation: affiliated-with
  • Place: Luoyang / 洛陽 · Relation: relocated-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 咸熙元年 · Western Year: AD 264

References in the histories

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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 34Volume 34: Book of Shu 4: Biographies of Concubines and Sons of the Two Lords · 4 passages