Princess Pan

Princess Pan
Lady of Ju State
莒国夫人
Reign983 ‐ 989
Born968
Changsha, Hunan
Died989 (aged 20–21)
Kaifeng, Henan
Burial
SpouseEmperor Zhenzong of Song
Names
Family name: Pān ()
Posthumous name
Empress Zhānghuái (皇后)
FatherPan Mei

Princess Pan (潘王妃; 968–989) was the first wife of the future Emperor Zhenzong of Song in imperial China's Song dynasty.[1] They married in 984 when he was still the Prince of Han (韓王), and she was given the title "Lady of Ju" (莒国夫人).[2] She died four years later.[2] She was posthumously honoured as Empress Zhanghuai (章懷皇后), or Empress Zhangma, after her husband became the emperor in 998.[2]

She was the second daughter and eighth child of the Song general Pan Mei.

  1. ^ Ming, Hung Hing (2014). Ten States, Five Dynasties, One Great Emperor: How Emperor Taizu Unified China in the Song Dynasty. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-1-62894-072-5.
  2. ^ a b c Lee, Lily Xiao Hong; Wiles, Sue (2014). Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women: Tang Through Ming, 618–1644. M.E. Sharpe. ISBN 978-0-7656-4316-2.