Born: 506, China
Died: 570
Country most active: China
Also known as: Empress Xuan (literally “the responsible empress”)
Zhang Yao’er (章要兒).z was an empress of the Chinese Chen Dynasty, and wife of the founding emperor Emperor Wu (Chen Baxian). She was known for being educated in mathematics and poetry. After her husband died, she tried to preserve the throne for her son, who was a prisoner of war at the time, but was convinced to give up the imperial seal so that her nephew could become emperor instead.