Pan Shu

Pan Shu
潘淑
A Qing dynasty illustration of Empress Pan
Empress consort of Eastern Wu
TenureJune or July 251 – February or March 252
SuccessorEmpress Quan
BornUnknown
Ningbo, Zhejiang
DiedFebruary or March 252
Nanjing, Jiangsu
Burial
SpouseSun Quan
IssueSun Liang

Empress Pan (died February or March 252[1]), personal name Pan Shu,[2] was an empress of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. She was the only empress of Wu's founding emperor, Sun Quan, even though he had a succession of wives before her. She was a rare example of becoming an empress from a slave in the Chinese history. She was the mother of Sun Liang, Sun Quan's successor and the second emperor of Wu.

  1. ^ According to Sun Quan's biography in Sanguozhi, Lady Pan died in the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the Taiyuan era of his reign. This corresponds to 27 Feb to 27 Mar 252 in the Julian calendar. [(太元二年)二月,...。皇后潘氏薨.] Sanguozhi, vol.47
  2. ^ (皇后潘氏暴崩于内宫。后諱淑,會稽句章人,后自織室召入。) Jiankang Shilu vol. 2.