Qin and Han · Consort

Lady Zhang 張婕妤

Zhang Jieyu

Attested BC 49

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Overview

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

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lady Zhang 張婕妤 Zhang Jieyu
Title Lady Zhang 張婕妤 Zhang Jieyu
Descriptive kinship Mother of the King of Huaiyang 王母
Surname Zhang Zhang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Female

Roles

  • Consort
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 宣帝時 · Western Year: BC 49
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:010:s0012

Family

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  • Spouse of Emperor Xuan (宣帝)
    Kinship Term: lady / 婕妤 · Union Category: concubinage · Relationship State: active
  • Sibling of Zhang Bo (張博)
    Kinship Term: maternal uncle of her son / 舅 · Shared Parentage: full
  • Parent of King of Huaiyang (淮陽王)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: mother

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 10Volume 9: Annals of Emperor Yuan · 1 passage