Empress Pan (simplified: 潘皇后, traditional: 潘皇后, pinyin: Pān Huánghòu), personal name Pan Shu (潘淑), was Sun Quan’s only formally installed empress. She was from Gouzhang in Kuaiji. Her father, a low-ranking official, was executed and she was enslaved in the royal textile workshop. Renowned for her beauty, she was brought to Sun Quan’s attention, became his concubine, and was greatly favoured. She bore Sun Liang. In 251 she was made empress. She died in 252; sources suggest she was killed by palace attendants, possibly because of her political ambitions (she had reportedly asked about how an empress could control power). She was buried on Purple Mountain in Nanjing. Sun Liang succeeded Sun Quan later that year.
Empress Pan 潘皇后
Sun Quan's only formally installed empress; née Pan Shu; mother of Sun Liang; rose from the textile workshop; empress 251–252; died possibly at the hands of attendants.