Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Musician

Zang Zhi 臧質

Attested c. AD 400 - AD 479

Passages: 13
Chapters: 6
Histories: 2

Overview

Zang Zhi was an official and Musician.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 454 丞相南郡王義宣、車騎將軍臧質反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passages 204, 208
AD 420 to AD 479 宋臧質
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 35
AD 454 義宣反
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 76, passage 119
c. AD 400 to c. AD 454 臧質見與異常
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 180
AD 454 與臧質同逆
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 54, passage 137
AD 453 質敗，從誅
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 92, passage 170

Key source chapters

Career and standing

General of the Household Cavalry 車騎將軍
AD 454 丞相南郡王義宣、車騎將軍臧質反 · Held
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passage 204
Cavalry General 車騎
Held
Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 170
General Who Pacifies the Far 寧遠將軍
Served as
Directly stated · Book of Song 69, passage 170

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liu-song · Relation Rebelled against
Directly stated · Book of Song 66, passage 204
Polity Id liu-song · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Song 54, passage 137; Book of Song 92, passage 170

Works and attributed material

Stone City 石城
Relation Author
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 22, passage 35

Events and relationships

Defeated
Military · Defeated party
Directly stated · Book of Song 92, passage 170
Rebelled
AD 454 丞相南郡王義宣、車騎將軍臧質反 · Military · Rebel leader · With Yixuan (義宣)
Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 66, passage 204
Rebelled
Rebellion · Leader
Directly stated · Book of Song 54, passage 137
Was named by conspirators as a hoped for military ally; the chapter does not say he joined
Political · Prospective recruit
Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passages 180-181
Relation Superior of · Person Lu Zhan (陸展)
Directly stated · Book of Song 66, passages 204, 208

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Song 54, passage 137

References in the histories

Search passages

History

13 passages

Book of Song, Chapter 54Volume 54 Biographies 14: Kong Jigong, Yang Xuanbao, Shen Tanqing · 1 passage

胤父榮期與臧質同逆，胤應從誅，何尚之請曰：「胤弈棊之妙，超古冠今。 Yin's father Rongqi joined Zang Zhi in rebellion; Yin should have been executed with him. He Shangzhi petitioned, saying: "Yin's skill at chess surpasses the ancients and crowns the present.

Book of Song, Chapter 66Volume 66 Biographies 26: Wang Jinghong, He Shangzhi · 2 passages

丞相南郡王義宣、車騎將軍臧質反，義宣司馬竺超民、臧質長史陸展兄弟並應從誅，尚之上言曰：「刑罰得失，治亂所由，聖賢留心，不可不慎。 The Chancellor, Prince of Nan Commandery Yixuan, and Zang Zhi, General of the Household Cavalry, rebelled. Yixuan's Chief Clerk Zhu Chaomin and Zhi's Chief Clerk Lu Zhan and his brothers were all to be executed with the rebels. Shangzhi submitted a memorial: "The gain and loss of punishments are the source of order and chaos; sages attend to them and one cannot be inattentive.

陸展盡質復灼然，便同之巨逆，於事為重。 Lu Zhan's devotion to Zhi was again clearly shown; to treat him the same as the great traitors is, in the matter, grave.

Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 6 passages

使法略罷道，本姓孫，改名景玄，以為臧質寧遠參軍。 The conspirators had Falüe leave the priesthood; his original surname was Sun, and he was renamed Jingxuan and appointed Staff Officer under Zang Zhi, General Who Pacifies the Far.

湛之又謂曄等：「臧質見與異常，歲內當還，已報質，悉攜門生義故，其亦當解人此旨，故應得健兒數百。 Zhanzhi told Ye and the others, "Zang Zhi treats me with exceptional favor and should return within the year. I have already informed Zhi to bring all his students and old associates; he should understand our purpose and can supply several hundred stalwart fighters.

質與蕭思話款密，當仗要之，二人並受大將軍眷遇，必無異同。 Zhi and Xiao Sihua are on intimate terms and must be enlisted; both received the Grand General's favor and will surely not waver.

思話三州義故眾力，亦不減質。 Sihua's followers across three provinces are no fewer in strength than Zhi's.

湛之、曄與行中領軍蕭思話、行護軍將軍臧質、行左衛將軍孔熙先、建威將軍孔休先，忠貫白日，誠著幽顯，義痛其心，事傷其目，投命奮戈，萬殞莫顧，即日斬伯符首，及其黨與。 Zhanzhi, Ye, Acting General of the Center Army Xiao Sihua, Acting General Who Protects the Army Zang Zhi, Acting General of the Left Guard Kong Xixian, and General Who Establishes Might Kong Xiuxian, Xixian's younger brother—loyalty shining like the sun, sincerity manifest in hidden and open realms—were pained in heart and wounded in spirit; they risked their lives and brandished weapons, heedless of ten thousand deaths, and on that day cut off Bofu's head and his faction.

今遣行護軍將軍臧質等，齎皇帝璽綬，星馳奉迎。 We now dispatch Acting General Who Protects the Army Zang Zhi and others, bearing the imperial seal and cord, to welcome him with all speed.

Book of Song, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 36: Zhu Xiuzhi, Zong Que, Wang Xuanmo · 2 passages

及南郡王義宣與江州刺史臧質反，朝庭假玄謨輔國將軍，拜豫州刺史，與柳元景南討，軍屯梁山，夾岸築偃月壘，水陸待之。 When Yixuan, Prince of Nanjun, and Jiangzhou Inspector Zang Zhi rose in revolt, the court named Xuanmo acting Pacifying-State General and Inspector of Yuzhou. With Liu Yuanying he marched south, encamped at Liangshan, and threw up crescent ramparts on both riverbanks to meet the rebels by land and water.

義宣遣劉諶之就臧質，陳軍城南，玄謨留老弱守城，悉精兵接戰，賊遂大潰。 Yixuan sent Liu Shenzhi to Zang Zhi's camp. The rebels drew up south of the city. Xuanmo left the aged and weak to guard the walls and led every able man to the fight; the enemy collapsed.

Book of Song, Chapter 92Volume 92 Biographies 52: Liang Li · 1 passage

弟展，臧質車騎長史、尋陽太守，質敗，從誅。 His younger brother Zhan was chief clerk to Zang Zhi and administrator of Xunyang; when Zang Zhi was defeated, Zhan was executed with him.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 22Volume 22 Treatises 12: Rites and Music 12 · 1 passage

《石城》，宋臧質作也； "Stone City," by Song Zang Zhi;