Empress Zhang (張皇后)

Overview

The translated histories identify Empress Zhang as a consort. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Empress Zhang	張皇后	Zhāng huánghòu
Title	Empress Zhang	張皇后	Zhāng huánghòu
Surname	Zhang	張	Zhāng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Female

Sex: female
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0015

Roles

Consort

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 張皇后 · Western Year: AD 756
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0015

Family

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Spouse of Emperor Suzong (肅宗)
Kinship Term: empress / 皇后 · Union Category: marriage
Parent of Son of Empress Zhang
Kinship Term: had a son / 有子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 2 passages

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其為舍人也，宗室請加張皇后「翊聖」之號，肅宗召揆問之，對曰； While he was still a drafting secretary, the imperial clan petitioned to add the honorific "Assisting Sage" to Empress Zhang's title. Suzong called Kui in for his view, and he answered:

時代宗自廣平王改封成王，張皇后有子數歲，陰有奪宗之議。 At that time Daizong, formerly Prince of Guangping, had been redesignated Prince of Cheng. Empress Zhang had a young son, and quietly there was talk of setting him up as heir instead.