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Empress Zhang张皇后

Wei (Cao)History × Fiction

Empress of Cao Fang, daughter of Zhang Ji, executed by Sima Shi.

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Empress Zhang, and the people around them.

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KINSHIP

Kinship

Blood, marriage and sworn bonds

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CONFLICT

Conflict

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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms

Younger sister of Empress Jing'ai, second empress of Liu Shan; empress of Liu Shan, daughter of Zhang Fei; empress of Wei, deposed.

In fiction · Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Empress of Cao Fang, daughter of Zhang Ji, executed by Sima Shi.

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  1. 1 profile notes
    2 relations2 verified quotations
    • Sima ShistrangleEmpress Zhang
    • Empress Zhangfather-daughterZhang Ji
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    1. 叱左右将张后捉出,至东华门内,用白练绞死。

      strangle · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 109

    2. 缉乃张皇后之父,曹芳之皇丈也。

      father-daughter · Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 109

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  2. 3 profile notes
    2 relations3 verified quotations
    • Liu ShanspouseEmpress Zhang
    • Cao Fangdepose empressEmpress Zhang
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    1. 延熙元年春正月,策曰:“朕统承大业,君临天下,奉郊庙社稷。今以贵人为皇后

      spouse · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·主妃子传

    2. 立皇后张氏

      spouse · Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·后主传

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Empress ZhangEmpress ZhangLiu ShanLiu ShanSima ShiSima ShiCao FangCao FangZhang JiZhang Ji
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Sources: Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·主妃子传; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 蜀书·后主传; Records of the Three Kingdoms, 魏书·少帝纪; Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ch. 109

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