Song, Liao, and Jin · Liao Minister of Works and Palace Grand Secretary

Xing Baozhi 邢抱質

Xíng Bàozhí

Attested AD 969 - AD 1013

Passages: 7
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Xing Baozhi was a Liao Minister of Works and Palace Grand Secretary.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 994 統和十二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 107, passages 14-15
AD 1011 統和二十九年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 15, passages 42, 57
AD 969 保寧初
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 80, passages 38, 50
AD 1013 開泰二年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 15, passage 117
AD 1012 開泰元年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 15, passages 71, 83

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Xing Baopu (邢抱樸)
brother 兄弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · History of Liao 107, passage 14; History of Liao 80, passage 50
Child of Xing Jian (邢簡)
father 父
son 子
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 107, passage 14; History of Liao 80, passages 36, 50
Child of Lady Chen (陳氏)
mother 母
Directly stated · History of Liao 107, passage 14
Child of Lady Chen (陳氏)
son 子
Directly stated · History of Liao 80, passage 50

Key source chapters

Career and standing

manager of Southern Privy Commissioner affairs 知南院樞密使事
AD 1011 統和二十九年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passages 57, 68
Datong Army military commissioner 大同軍節度使
AD 1012 開泰元年 · Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 92
chief minister 宰相
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 107, passage 14
Minister of Works 司空
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 83
palace attendant 侍中
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 80, passage 50
Privy Commissioner 樞密使
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 83

Show 2 more source-backed claims

Southern Chancellery chancellor 南府宰相
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 57
permission to attend court in a small cart 乘小車入朝
AD 1011 統和二十九年 · Granted
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 68

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passages 57, 83, 117; History of Liao 107, passage 14

Learning and skills

Subject classics 經 · Teacher Person Id Lady Chen (陳氏)
Directly stated · History of Liao 80, passage 50

Assessments and attributes

advanced in years
Age
Directly stated · History of Liao 15, passage 68

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 15Volume 15 Annals 15: Shengzong 6 · 5 passages

乙未，以劉慎行為南院樞密使，南府宰相邢抱質知南院樞密使事。 On yiwei day Liu Shenxing was appointed Southern Privy Commissioner and Southern Chancellery chancellor Xing Baozhi was assigned to manage Southern Privy Commissioner affairs.

癸丑，以知南院樞密使事邢抱質年老，詔乘小車入朝。 On guichou day, because Xing Baozhi, who managed Southern Privy Commissioner affairs, was advanced in years, an edict allowed him to attend court in a small cart.

乙酉，詔卜日行拜山、大射柳之禮，命北宰相、駙馬、蘭陵郡王蕭寧，樞密使、司空邢抱質督有司具儀物。 On yiyou day an edict ordered a date chosen for the mountain-worship and great willow-shooting rites and directed Northern Chancellery chancellor and imperial son-in-law Prince of Lanling Xiao Ning and Privy Commissioner and Minister of Works Xing Baozhi to supervise the relevant offices in preparing the ritual equipment.

乙亥，以邢抱質為大同軍節度使。 On yihai day Xing Baozhi was appointed military commissioner of the Datong Army.

二年春正月癸巳朔，以裴玄感為翰林承旨，邢祥給事中，石用中翰林學士，呂德推樞密直學士，張儉政事舍人，邢抱質加開府儀同三司、守司空兼侍中，王繼忠中京留守、檢校太師，戶部侍郎劉涇加工部尚書，駙馬蕭紹宗加檢校太師，耶律控溫加政事令，封幽王。 In the second year, on the guisi new moon of the first spring month, Pei Xuangan was appointed Hanlin Academician-in-Attendance, Xing Xiang Supervising Secretary, Shi Yongzhong Hanlin Academician, Lü Detui Privy Council Academician, and Zhang Jian Political Affairs Attendant; Xing Baozhi was promoted to Acting Minister of Works with Extraordinary Honorific Equal to Three Councillors and Concurrent Palace Grand Secretary; Wang Jizhong was made Central Capital regent and Acting Grand Preceptor; Vice Minister of Revenue Liu Jing was promoted to Minister of Works; imperial son-in-law Xiao Shaozong was promoted to Acting Grand Preceptor; and Yelü Kongwen was promoted to Political Affairs Commissioner and enfeoffed as King of You.

History of Liao, Chapter 80Volume 80 Biographies 10: Zhang Jian, Xing Baopu, Ma Dechen, Xiao Pu, Yelu Eight Brothers · 1 passage

初，抱樸與弟抱質受經於母陳氏，皆以儒術顯，抱質亦官至侍中，時人榮之。 Earlier, Baopu and his younger brother Baozhi had studied the classics under their mother, Lady Chen; both rose to prominence through Confucian learning, and Baozhi also reached the post of palace attendant; men of the time took pride in the family.

History of Liao, Chapter 107Volume 107 Biographies 37: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

後二子抱樸、抱質皆以賢，位宰相。 Two of her sons, Baopu and Baozhi, later proved themselves worthy men and rose to the chancellorship.