Qin and Han · Ruler

Emperor Zhang 先帝

Attested AD 75 - AD 88

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Emperor Zhang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 75 to AD 88 先帝已詔曹褒
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93

Places and affiliations

Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93

Events and relationships

Ordered ritual music work
Commission · Sovereign · With Cao Bao (曹褒)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 93

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 40Volume 35: Biographies of Zhang, Cao, Zheng · 1 passage

先帝已詔曹褒，今陛下但奉而成之，猶周公斟酌文武之道，非自為制，誠無所疑。 The late emperor commissioned Cao Bao; you need only enact his work, as the Duke of Zhou adjusted Wen and Wu without inventing law—there is no real doubt here.