Princess Pei (裴王后, personal name unknown) (died 354) was the wife of the
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state
Former Liang
The Former Liang (; 320–376) was a dynastic state, one of the Sixteen Kingdoms, in Chinese history. It was founded by the Zhang family of the Han ethnicity. Its territories included present-day Gansu and parts of Ningxia, Shaanxi, Qinghai and X ...
's ruler
Zhang Chonghua
Zhang Chonghua (; 327–353), courtesy name Tailin (), formally Duke Jinglie of Xiping (西平敬烈公, posthumous name given by the Jin dynasty) or Duke Huan of Xiping (西平桓公, posthumous name used internally in Former Liang) was a ruler ...
. Very little is known about her, including when Zhang Chonghua made her his princess. After Zhang Chonghua's death in 353, Zhang Chonghua's brother
Zhang Zuo
Zhang Zuo (; died 355), courtesy name Taibo (), formally Prince Wei of (Former) Liang () was a ruler of the Chinese state Former Liang. He was the only ruler of Former Liang to formally declare a break from Jin Dynasty (266–420), and histo ...
served as regent, and in early 354, he formally took over the role of ruler, with the approval of the mother of Zhang Chonghua,
Princess Dowager Ma
Princess Dowager Ma (馬太后, personal name unknown; died 362) was the mother of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Chonghua. She was a concubine of Zhang Chonghua's father Zhang Jun.
Life
Nothing is known about Lady Ma's acts durin ...
(who was said to have had an affair with him). He then, for reasons unknown, executed Princess Pei.
Former Liang princesses
354 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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