Died (Unknown) Simplified Chinese 张皇后 Wade–Giles Chang Huang-hou | Traditional Chinese 張皇后 Pinyin Parents Zhang Fei | |
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Similar Zhang Fei, Liu Shan, Bu Lianshi, Wang Yuanji, Huang Yueying | ||
Empress Zhang (birth and death dates unknown), 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. In the first lunar month of 238, she became the empress, 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.
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.