Empress Wang Zhi
| Empress Wang of Jing 孝景王皇后 | |||||||||
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| Empress of Western Han Dynasty | |||||||||
| Tenure | 150–126 BC | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Empress Bo | ||||||||
| Successor | Empress Chen | ||||||||
| Born | Huaili, Shaanxi | ||||||||
| Died | 126 BC | ||||||||
| Spouse | Jin Wangsun Emperor Jing of Han |
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| Issue | Jin Su Liu Che, Emperor Wu Princess Yangxin the Eldest, Marchioness of Pingyang and Changping Princess Nangong Princess Longlü |
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| Father | Wang Zhong | ||||||||
| Mother | Zang Er | ||||||||
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Family name: Wang 王 Given name: Zhi 娡 |
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| Xiaojing 孝景 |
Empress Wang of Jing (孝景王皇后, died 126 BC), also known by her birth name Wang Zhi (王娡) and by her title Lady Wang (王夫人), was an empress during the Han Dynasty. She was the second wife of Emperor Jing and the mother of Emperor Wu.
Wang Zhi was born to Wang Zhong (王仲) and Zang Er (臧兒), who was a granddaughter of Zang Tu, the one-time King of Yan under Emperor Gaozu. Her parents also had, in addition to her, an older son Wang Xin (王信) and a younger daughter Wang Xixu (王兒姁). They lived in Huaili (槐里, in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi). After her father died, her mother remarried a man named Tian (田), and had two more sons, Tian Fen (田蚡) and Tian Sheng (田勝).
When Wang Zhi was young, she was married to a local man named Jin Wangsun (金王孫), and had a daughter named Jin Su (金俗). However, her mother was told by a soothsayer that both of her daughters would become extremely honored. Zang Er got the idea to offer her daughters to the crown prince, Liu Qi, and forcibly divorced Wang Zhi from her husband. Wang Zhi was then sent along with her sister to Crown Prince's palace to join his concubinage.
After being offered to the Crown Prince, both Wang Zhi and her sister became favored. She then bore him three daughters, Princess Yangxin (陽信公主), Princess Nangong (南宮公主) and Princess Longlü (隆慮公主), and later a son named Liu Che (劉徹) in 156 BC, on the day Liu Qi ascended to the throne as Emperor Jing of Han. When she was pregnant, she claimed that she dreamed a sun falling into her womb. Emperor Jing was ecstatic over the divine implication, and made Liu Che (his 10th son) the Prince of Jiaodong (膠東王) in 153 BC. Wang Zhi was also promoted to a consort for giving birth to a royal prince.
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