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.
Very little is known about Empress Zhang. She was promoted to empress from the imperial consort title Zhaoyi (昭儀) in 402. No further reference was made to her in history, including when she died or whether she had any children.
References
- Yu-ping, Luk (June 2016). The Empress and the Heavenly Masters: A Study of the Ordination Scroll of Empress Zhang (1493). The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. ISBN 978-962-996-653-9.
- 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. doi:10.1360/csb2009-54-6-765. ISSN 0023-074X.
| Chinese royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byEmpress She | Empress of Later Qin 402–? |
Succeeded byEmpress Qi |
| Empress of China (Northern Shaanxi) 402–? | ||
| Empress of China (Central Shaanxi) 402–? | ||
| Preceded byEmpress Li of Former Qin | Empress of China (Eastern Gansu) 402–? | |
| Preceded byEmpress Wang Shen'ai of Jin | Empress of China (Henan) 402–? | |
| Preceded byQueen Bian of Western Qin | Empress of China (Southwestern Gansu/Southeastern Qinghai) 402–? |
Succeeded byQueen Bian of Western Qin |
| Preceded byEmpress Yang of Later Liang | Empress of China (Central Gansu) 403–? |
Succeeded byPrincess Zhejue of Southern Liang |
| 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 | |