Princess Yan (嚴王后, personal name unknown) was the wife of the Chinese state Former Liang's ruler Zhang Jun. Chinese civilization originated in various city-states along the Yellow River ( valley in the Neolithic era The Former Liang ( 320 – 376) was a State of the Sixteen Kingdoms during the Jin dynasty (265–420 in China. Early life Zhang Jun was the son of Zhang Shi (張寔 the Jin governor of Liang Province (涼州 modern central and western Gansu) and the Duke It is not known when Zhang Jun married her, but it is known that she carried the title of princess even though Zhang, for most of his reign, used the Jin Dynasty (265-420)-created title of Duke of Xiping, and only late in his reign used the title "Acting Prince of Liang" (假涼王). The Jìn Dynasty ( 265 – 420) one of the Six Dynasties, followed the Three Kingdoms period and preceded the Southern and Northern Dynasties After Zhang Jun's death in 346, his son and heir Zhang Chonghua honored her as "Grand Princess Dowager" and his own mother Lady Ma as "Princess Dowager. Events By Place Asia In Korea, the Puyo tribes are absorbed by the Koguryŏ. During his father's reign Zhang Chonghua was born in 327 three years after his father Zhang Jun had become the ruler of Former Liang as his second son Princess Dowager Ma (馬太后 personal name unknown (d 362 was the mother of the Chinese state Former Liang 's ruler Zhang Chonghua. " (The fact that Zhang Chonghua was not her son but yet was made heir implies that she had no sons. ) No further reference was made to her, and by the time that Zhang Chonghua died in 353, she appeared to have died, because only Zhang Chonghua's mother Princess Dowager Ma was mentioned, not she. Events By Place Roman Empire Battle of Mons Seleucus: Constantius II defeats the usurper Magnentius.
| Preceded by None? (dynasty founded)1 |
Princess of Former Liang 324?-346 |
Succeeded by Princess Pei |
The first recognized ruler of Former Liang, Zhang Jun's uncle Zhang Mao, was not mentioned as having had a princess; he might have had one, but if he did, her name is lost to history. Events By Place Roman Empire July 3 — Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, forcing him Events By Place Asia In Korea, the Puyo tribes are absorbed by the Koguryŏ. Princess Pei (裴王后 personal name unknown (d 354 was the wife of the Chinese state Former Liang 's ruler Zhang Chonghua. Early career Zhang Mao first appeared in history in 308 when his father Zhang Gui (張軌 the first Zhang Duke of Xiping and governor of Liang Province (涼州 modern