Five Dynasties · Empress of Wang Chang

Spring Swallow 春燕

Chūnyàn

Attested AD 938 - AD 939

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Spring Swallow was an empress of Wang Chang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 938 to AD 939 立為皇后
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 119

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Wang Chang (王昶)
empress 皇后
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 68, passage 119

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 68Volume 68: Hereditary House of Min · 1 passage

而昶愈惑亂，立父婢春燕為淑妃，後立以為皇后。 Chang grew only more erratic. He made his father's maid Spring Swallow a Pure Consort and later elevated her to empress.