Zhang Cunjing (張存敬)

Overview

Zhang Cunjing was a general.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

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Life and dates

Death

At Hezhong 河中
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 197

Attested activity

AD 888 to AD 901 事梁太祖…卒於河中
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passages 187, 197

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhang Renying (張仁穎)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 198
Parent of Zhang Renyuan (張仁願)
son 子
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 198

Career and standing

Grand Mentor 太傅
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 197

Places and affiliations

At Qiao commandery 譙郡
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 21, passage 186

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History

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 21Volume 21 Later Liang Biographies 1: Jing Xiang, Zhu Zhen, Pang Shigu, Ge Congzhou, Huo Cun, Zhang Cunjing, Fu Daozhao, Liu Han, Kou Yangqing · 9 passages

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張存敬，譙郡人也。 Zhang Cunjing came from Qiao commandery.

李罕之與晉人攻張全義於河陽，太祖遣存敬與丁會等救之，罕之解圍去。 Li Hanzhi and the Jin besieged Zhang Quanyi at Heyang. Taizu sent Cunjing with Ding Hui to relieve him; Hanzhi broke off and withdrew.

太祖以存敬為諸軍都虞候。 Taizu made Cunjing chief adjutant of all armies.

太祖攻徐、兗，以存敬為行營都指揮使。 Taizu attacked Xu and Yan and made Cunjing commander of the field headquarters.

復從諸將攻幽州，存敬取其瀛、莫、祁、景四州。 Again with the generals against Youzhou, he took Ying, Mo, Qi, and Jing.

梁已下鎮、定，乃遣存敬攻王珂於河中，存敬出含山，下晉、絳二州，珂降於梁。 After Zhen and Ding fell, Taizu sent Cunjing against Wang Ke at Hezhong. Cunjing came out from Hanshan, took Jin and Jiang, and Ke submitted to Liang.

太祖表存敬護國軍留後，復徙宋州刺史，未至，卒於河中，贈太傅。 Taizu made Cunjing military governor of Huguo, then transferred him to Song—but he died at Hezhong before he arrived and was posthumously made Grand Preceptor.

存敬子仁穎、仁願。 Cunjing’s sons were Renying and Renyuan.

仁願有孝行，存敬卒，事其兄仁穎，出必告，反必面，如事父之禮。 Renyuan was filial. After Cunjing died he served his elder brother Renying—going out he announced it, returning he reported face to face, as to a father.