Wang Zhi (empress)

Empress Xiaojing
孝景皇后
Empress consort of the Han dynasty
Tenure6 June 150 BC – March 141 BC
PredecessorEmpress Bo
SuccessorEmpress Chen
Born180s? BC
Huaili, Western Han
Died25 June 126 BC
Western Han
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Posthumous name
Xiaojing (孝景)
FatherWang Zhong
MotherZang Er, Lady of Pingyuan

Empress Xiaojing (孝景皇后, 180s? BC – 25 June 126 BC[2]), of the Wang clan, also known by her birth name Wang Zhi (王娡) and by the title Madame 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. She was also the first known empress of China who was previously married to another man before becoming empress.

  1. ^ Lady Wang's name was not recorded in her biographies in either Shiji or Han Shu. This name first appeared in Shiji Suoyin by Sima Zhen, citing Huangfu Mi.
  2. ^ gengwu day of the 6th month of the 3rd year of the Yuan'shuo era, per Emperor Wu's biography in Book of Han