Li Zhang (李章) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Li Zhang as an administrator, military officer, official, and teacher. This record brings together 10 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Li Zhang	李章	Li Zhang
Courtesy	Digong	第公	Digong

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0083

Roles

Administrator
Military Officer
Official
Teacher

Life and dates

Death

Cause: illness · Circumstance: died after being recalled but before reporting
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0103

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: AD 25-57 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 57
Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:085:s0083
Source Date: Text: 光武即位 · Western Year: AD 25
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0087

Origins and identity

Statement: His family held two-thousand-dan offices for five generations. · Generations: 5
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0084

Career and standing

Label: teacher of the classics / 经明教授
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0085
Label: River Office Staff Officer / 江曹属 · Action: appointed · Authority Person Id: Emperor Guangwu (光武)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0086
Label: Magistrate of Yangping / 阳平令 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 光武即位 · Western Year: AD 25
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0087
Label: Attendant Censor / 侍御史 · Action: appointed
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0093
Label: Prefect of Langye / 琅邪太守 · Action: posted-to
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0093
Label: Prefect of Qiansheng / 千乘太守 · Action: promoted-to
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0092
Label: Provincial and Commandery Clerk / 州郡吏 · Action: served
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0085
Action: imprisoned and dismissed for excessive execution of bandits
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0092
Action: released from punishment and sent home after more than a month
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0102
Action: remanded to the Minister of Justice for false land surveys; merit mitigated punishment
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0101

Places and affiliations

Polity: Eastern Han / 東漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0083
Place: Huai in Henei commandery / 河内怀 · Relation: native-of
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0083

Learning and skills

Subject: Yan school Spring and Autumn commentary / 严氏春秋 · Action: studied
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0085

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Statement: He could not tolerate rebels seizing a prefect and would not regret dying while suppressing them. · Provenance: Mode: direct-quotation · Speaker Person Id: Li Zhang (李章)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0097, houhanshu:085:s0098

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: staff officer · Action: accompanied repeated campaigns to pacify Hebei · Other Person Id: Emperor Guangwu (光武)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0086
Kind: deception-and-assault · Role: magistrate · Action: invited Zhao Gang to a feast, beheaded him, killed his followers, and destroyed the stockade · Other Person Id: Zhao Gang (赵纲)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0089, houhanshu:085:s0090, houhanshu:085:s0091
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: raised one thousand troops without authorization to rescue Chu Xing and attack Xia Changsi · Other Person Ids: Xia Changsi (夏长思), Chu Xing (处兴)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0095, houhanshu:085:s0096
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: stormed Anqiu, beheaded Xia Changsi, took over three hundred heads, and captured over five hundred cattle and horses · Other Person Id: Xia Changsi (夏长思)
Explicit · houhanshu:085:s0099