Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Zhang Dai 張岱

Attested AD 420 - AD 549

Passages
26
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

Zhang Dai was an official.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Other names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Jingshan 景山 Jǐngshān
Posthumous name Viscount Zhen 貞子 Zhēnzǐ

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Key source chapters

  1. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao 24 passages
  2. Book of Liang, Chapter 27 Volume 27: Lu Chui; Dao Qia; Ming Shanbin; Yin Jun 1 passage
  3. Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2 Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 1 passage

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26 passages

Book of Liang, Chapter 27Volume 27: Lu Chui; Dao Qia; Ming Shanbin; Yin Jun · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 2Volume 2 Annals 2: Emperor Gao of Southern Qi 2 · 1 passage
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Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 32Volume 32 Biographies 13: Wang Kun, Zhang Dai, Chu Xuan, He Ji, Wang Yanzhi, Ruan Tao · 24 passages
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後臨海王爲征虜廣州，豫章王爲車騎揚州，晉安王爲征虜南兖州，岱歷爲三府諮議、三王行事，與典籤主帥共事，事舉而情得。 Later the prince of Linhai held Guangzhou as pacify-the-far-reaches, the prince of Yuzhang Yangzhou as chariots-and-horses, and the prince of Jin'an southern Yanzhou in the same role; Dai served in turn as advisor to three households and chief administrator for three princes, sharing work with registry clerks and chief stewards until business was finished and tempers stayed smooth.
太祖知岱歷任清直，至郡未幾，手敕岱曰：「大邦任重，乃未欲回換，但總戎務殷，宜須望實，今用卿爲護軍。」 The Grand Ancestor knew that Dai had been pure and upright through his successive posts. Not long after Dai reached the commandery, the Grand Ancestor wrote him a handwritten edict: "A great province is a weighty responsibility, and I had not intended to rotate and replace you yet. But supervising military affairs is demanding and requires reputation and substance, so I now appoint you General Protector of the Army."