Empress Zhang (Later Qin) Explained

Empress Zhang (張皇后, personal name unknown) was an empress of the Qiang-led Later Qin dynasty of China. Her husband was Yao Xing (Emperor Wenhuan).

There is a scroll in the San Diego Museum of Art's collection, named "Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang" which narrates the imperial ordination of Empress Zhang.[1]

Very little is known about Empress Zhang. She was promoted to empress from the imperial consort title Zhaoyi[2] (昭儀) in 402. No further reference was made to her in history, including when she died or whether she had any children.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Yu-ping, Luk . The Empress and the Heavenly Masters: A Study of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493) . June 2016 . The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press . 978-962-996-653-9.
  2. 张 . 颖奇 . 董 . 为 . 王 . 頠 . 刘 . 金毅 . 王 . 元 . 金 . 昌柱 . 邓 . 成龙 . 秦 . 大公 . 同 . 号文 . 唐 . 治路 . 潘 . 文石 . 2009-03-01 . 广西崇左三合大洞新发现的巨猿动物群及其性质 . Chinese Science Bulletin . 54 . 6 . 765–773 . 10.1360/csb2009-54-6-765 . 0023-074X.