Historedia
Person

Empress Dowager Zhang

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1521

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Empress Dowager Zhang, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Jiajing Emperor Accession

    1521

    Role: Mother of late emperor

    1. April 20, 1521 · BeijingDeath of Zhengde and Summons

      The Zhengde Emperor died on April 20, 1521. Yang Tinghe and Empress Dowager Zhang issued an edict summoning the Prince of Xing to Beijing to ascend the throne.

    2. May 27, 1521 · BeijingCeremonial Ascension

      Zhu Houcong entered Beijing with imperial honors and ceremoniously ascended the Ming throne on May 27, 1521, becoming the 12th emperor.

Sources

  1. Jiajing Emperor Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13