Five Dynasties · Military Officer and Family Member

Zhang Chujin 張處瑾

Attested AD 921

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Chujin was a Military Officer and Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 921 天祐十八年八月
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 64

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Zhang Wenli (張文禮)
son 子
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 64
Sibling of Zhang Chuqi (張處琪)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 73

Career and standing

acting military command at Zhen 代掌軍事
AD 921 天祐十八年八月 · Assumed
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 29, passage 64

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Book of Later Tang 5: Zhuangzong Annals 3 · 3 passages

是月，張文禮病疽而卒，其子處瑾代掌軍事。 That month Wenli died of a boil; his son Chujin succeeded him.

十一月，帝至鎮州城下，張處瑾遣弟處琪、幕客齊儉等候帝乞降，言猶不遜，帝命囚之。 In the eleventh month Cunxu camped under Zhen; Chujin sent his brother Chuqi and adviser Qi Jian to sue for terms with insolent speech, and he had them jailed.

張處瑾令韓正時以千騎夜突圍，將入定州與王處直議事，為我遊軍追擊，破之； Chujin sent Han Zhengshi with a thousand horse to break out by night for Ding to see Chuzhi; Jin scouts ran them down;