Helian Chang's empress
(Name unknown) was the wife of Helian Chang, an emperor of the Chinese/Xiongnu state Xia. Very little is known about her—not even her name or when she was created empress. When the Xia capital Tongwan (統萬, in modern Yulin, Shaanxi) fell to Northern Wei forces in 427, she was captured, along with her mother-in-law, even though her husband fled to Shanggui (上邽, in modern Tianshui, Gansu). Nothing is known about her fate after she was captured. After Helian Chang was captured by Northern Wei in 428, Emperor Taiwu of Northern Wei married one of his sisters, the Princess Shipping, to him. The succession table below assumes that she was created empress when Helian Chang became emperor in 425, although that is obviously speculation.
| Chinese royalty | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Empress Liang |
Empress of Xia 425-427 |
Succeeded by Helian Ding's empress |
| Empress of China (Central Shaanxi/Eastern Gansu) 425-427 | ||
| Empress of China (Northern Shaanxi) 425-427 |
Succeeded by Empress Helian of Northern Wei | |
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