Empress Zhang (Liu Shan's second wife)
| Empress Zhang 張皇后 | |
|---|---|
| Empress of Shu Han | |
| Tenure | February 238 – December 263 |
| Predecessor | Empress Jing'ai |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | Unknown |
| Spouse | Liu Shan |
| Father | Zhang Fei |
| Mother | Xiahou Yuan's niece |
Empress Zhang (fl. 237–264), personal name unknown, was an empress of the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period. She was a daughter of the Shu general Zhang Fei and a younger sister of Empress Jing'ai. In 237, she became an Imperial Consort (貴人) of the Shu emperor Liu Shan. She became empress in February 238, succeeding her elder sister, who died in the previous year. In 264, after Shu was conquered by the rival state of Cao Wei, Empress Zhang accompanied her husband to the Wei capital Luoyang.[1]
In popular culture
Empress Zhang is first introduced as a playable character in the fifth instalment of Koei's Dynasty Warriors video game series. She was omitted from Dynasty Warriors 6, but was reintroduced in Dynasty Warriors 7 and has been present since. She is given the fictional name "Xingcai" (星彩) in the games. Although there is no mention of her sister throughout the series, the Scholar Quiz of Dynasty Warriors 7 confirms that Xingcai is the second empress of Liu Shan.
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References
- ^ (後主張皇后，前後敬哀之妹也。建興十五年，入為貴人。延熙元年春正月，策曰：「朕統承大業，君臨天下，奉郊廟社稷。今以貴人為皇后，使行丞相事左將軍向朗持節授璽綬。勉脩中饋，恪肅禋祀，皇后其敬之哉！」咸熙元年，隨後主遷於洛陽。) Sanguozhi vol. 34.
- Chen, Shou (3rd century). Records of the Three Kingdoms (Sanguozhi).