Sui and Tang · General and Official

Hu Zhen 胡真

Attested AD 884

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Hu Zhen as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Hu Zhen 胡真 Hu Zhen
Given Zhen

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 中和前後 · Western Year: AD 884
    Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:016:s0085

Career and standing

  • Label: Zheng-Hua military commissioner / 鄭滑節度使 · Action: appointed
  • Label: posthumous Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: posthumously-granted

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Kind: physical-description · Statement: seven feet tall, skilled at mounted archery

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 16Volume 16 Book of Later Liang 16: Biographies 6: Ge Congzhou, Xie Yanzhang, He Zhen, Zhang Guiba, Zhang Guihou, Zhang Guibian · 4 passages