Overview
Wang Zhang was a Commissioner of the Three Departments.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 950 乾祐三年冬十月十三日Beheading · At Guangzheng Hall 廣政殿Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 111
- AD 950 乾祐三年十一月丙子Executed; clan exterminatedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 119
- AD 950 漢隱帝誅權臣executed 見殺Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 4
- AD 950 與史弘肇等同日見殺Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 151
Attested activity
- AD 950 乾祐三年冬十月十三日Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 111
- AD 950 乾祐三年十一月；被殺Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 119
- AD 949 乾祐二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 102, passage 110
- AD 948 乾祐元年Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 11, passage 19
- AD 936 唐滅Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 138
- AD 948 to AD 950 後漢隱帝時Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 95, 122
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- AD 949 to AD 950 是時Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 42, 44
- AD 950 漢隱帝時Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 221; New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passages 3-4
- AD 950 與史弘肇等同日見殺Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 151
- AD 948 隱帝即位Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 141
- AD 947 高祖即位Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 140
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Daughter of Wang Zhangdaughter 女 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 221
- Kin of Zhang Yisi (張貽肅)son-in-law 婿Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 221
- Spouse of Wife of Wang Zhang (王章妻)wife 妻Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 136
- Kinship Role clan · Quantity exterminatedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 111
Key source chapters
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Later Han Biographies 10: Su Fengji, Shi Hongzhao, Yang Bin, Wang Zhang, Liu Zhu, Li Ye, Nie Wenjin, Hou Zan, Guo Yunming 18 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 31 Volume 31 Later Zhou Biographies 11: Wang Pu, Zheng Renhui, Hu Zai 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102 Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 1 passage
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10 Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin 1 passage
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 11 Volume 11 Later Zhou Annals 2: Taizu 1 passage
Career and standing
- fiscal commissioner / Three Departments commissioner 三司使Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 140, 142
- Acting Grand Commandant 檢校太尉AD 947 高祖即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 140
- Three Departments commissioner 三司使AD 947 高祖即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 140
- clerk 孔目官AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 139
- Heyang grain commissioner 河陽糧料使AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 138
- Associate Grand Councilor 同中書門下平章事AD 948 隱帝即位 · GrantedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 141
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- Grand Commandant 太尉AD 948 隱帝即位 · GrantedDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 141
- Commissioner of the Three Departments 三司使HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 95
- prefectural clerk 州孔目官HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 135
- SufferedAD 950 乾祐三年冬十月十三日 · Clan exterminationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 111
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 95, 111
- Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 221
- Polity Later Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 42
- Polity Later Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 139-141
- Polity Later Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 135, 138
- At Nanle in Weizhou 魏州南樂Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 134
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- At Heyang 河陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 138
- At Luoyang 洛陽 · Relation Hid inDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 137
- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 139
- At Wang Zhang's residence 王章第 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 42
- At Wang Zhang's residence 章第 · Relation Hosted atDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 98
Works and attributed material
- 此輩與一把算子，未知顛倒，何益於國邪！Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 148
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 95
Events and relationships
- Emerged from hidingAD 936 唐滅 · Political · SubjectDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 138
- Executed same dayDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 151
- Held drinking partySocial · HostDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 42
- Hidden and conveyed to LuoyangDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 136-137
- Imposed death for salt alum yeast violationsLegal · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 150
- Inflated official salary appraisalsAdministrative · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 149
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- Ordered full prefecture land resurveysAdministrative · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 146
- Provisioned armiesDated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 142
- Raised sparrow rat wastage to provincial wastageAdministrative · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 144
- Reduced outgoing cash string countAdministrative · ActorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 145
- Relation Served · Person Zhang Lingzhao (張令昭)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 135
- Relation Served · Person Han High Ancestor (漢高祖)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 139-140
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment especially disliked men of letters · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 148
- Assessment extracted profit harshly from the people · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 143, 147
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passages 42, 134, 221
- Served as fiscal chief while Later Han was newly founded after the Khitan occupation and the capital was depletedAD 947 to AD 950 漢方新造，承契丹之後Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 30, passage 142
References in the histories
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