Five Dynasties · Official

Ren Zan 任讚

Rén Zàn

Attested AD 933

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ren Zan was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年四月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 61

Career and standing

Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎
Appointed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 61
Vice Minister of Justice 刑部侍郎
Reassigned
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 65

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 61

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Book of Later Tang 20: Mingzong Annals 10 · 2 passages

己巳，以左散騎常侍任讚為戶部侍郎，以吏部侍郎藥縱之為曹州刺史。 On jisi Ren Zan, Left Regular Attendant, became Vice Minister of Revenue, and Yao Zongzhi, Vice Minister of Personnel, became prefect of Cao.

新授戶部侍郎任讚改刑部侍郎，讚訴以所授官是丁憂闕，故改正。 Ren Zan, newly appointed Vice Minister of Revenue, was reassigned as Vice Minister of Justice after he explained that the Revenue post was a vacancy left by an official in mourning.