Empress Xin (Chinese: 辛皇后) or Princess Xin (Chinese: 辛王后; personal name unknown) was a consort of Zhang Zuo (Prince Wei) of the Chinese Former Liang dynasty.
Whether her title was empress or princess is unclear, because historical sources differ on the subject. The Book of Jin, which reported that her husband claimed the title of emperor when he declared a total break from Eastern Jin dynasty in 354, reported that he created her empress. Zizhi Tongjian, which reported that her husband claimed the title of prince, reported that he created her princess. Nothing else is known about her. In 355, when her husband was killed in a coup and replaced by his nephew Zhang Xuanjing, his two sons (whether by her or not) were also executed, but nothing was mentioned about her fate.
References
- "晉書/卷086 - 维基文库，自由的图书馆". zh.wikisource.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2023-11-15.
^1 Historical sources appear to imply that the last ruler of the state, Zhang Tianxi, had a princess (who might have been the mother of his first heir apparent Zhang Dahuai (張大懷)), but no name was given for her, nor was her existence conclusively stated.
| Chinese royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byPrincess Pei | Princess of Former Liang 354–355 |
Dynasty destroyed |
| Empress of China (Gansu) 354–355 |
Succeeded byEmpress Gou of Former Qin | |
| Empresses, queens, and princesses of the Sixteen Kingdoms | |
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| Empresses, queens, and princesses consort | |
| Cheng-Han (304–347) | |
| Han-Zhao (304–329) | |
| Later Zhao (319–351) | |
| Former Liang (320–376) | |
| Former Yan (337–370) | |
| Former Qin (351–394) | |
| Later Yan (384–409) | |
| Later Qin (384–417) | |
| Western Qin (385–431) | |
| Later Liang (386–403) | |
| Southern Liang (397–414) | |
| Northern Liang (397–460) | |
| Southern Yan (398–410) | |
| Xia (407–431) | |
| Northern Yan (407–436) | |
| Ran Wei (350–352) | |
| Empresses and princesses dowager | |
| Han-Zhao (304–329) | |
| Later Zhao (319–351) | |
| Former Yan (337–370) | |
| Former Qin (351–394) | |
| Later Yan (384–409) | |
| Later Liang (386–403) | |
| Southern Yan (398–410) | |
| Western Liang (400–421) | |
| Posthumous empresses | |
| Later Yan (384–409) | |
| Xia → Shang → Zhou → Qin → Han → 3 Kingdoms → Jìn / 16 Kingdoms → S. Dynasties / N. Dynasties → Sui → Tang → 5 Dynasties & 10 Kingdoms → Liao / Song / W. Xia / Jīn → Yuan → Ming → Qing | |