She married Zhang Fei, a general of the Liu Bei, founder of the state of Shu Han.
[1] In 200, Xiahou was thirteen or fourteen years old by East Asian age reckoning, and was captured by Zhang Fei when she went out to collect firewood in the local area of Qiao County (譙郡).
[3] Lady Xiahou bore one daughter who became empress of the state of Shu Han.
Xiahou Ba went to Chengdu asking Emperor Liu Shan to serve the state of Shu.
He was given special treatment and accepted due to being Lady Xiahou's cousin and Empress Zhang's uncle.