Overview
Cheng was an official and Administrator.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 535 to AD 581 無紀年Strongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 189, 193
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Zhang Yuan (張元)Directly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 189, 193
- Parent of Yanjun (延俊)grandfather 祖 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 189-190
- Parent of Uncle of Zhang Yuan (張元叔父)uncle as younger brother of the father 叔父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 189, 202
Career and standing
- acting prefect of Pingyang Commandery 假平陽郡守HeldDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 189
Places and affiliations
- At Pingyang Commandery 平陽郡 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 189
- At Ruicheng 芮城 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passages 188-189
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Yuan (張元) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 194
Events and relationships
- Astonished and desistedDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 197
- Struck Yuan on the head with a staff for refusing to batheDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 194
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment esteemed in the neighborhood for pure and sincere character · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 191
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · History of the Northern Dynasties 84, passage 189
References in the histories
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