Qin and Han · Scholar and Writer

Zhang Heng 張

Zhang

Attested AD 100 - AD 139

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Heng was a scholar and Writer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 100 to AD 139 揚、班、張、蔡之疇
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 301

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 299, 301

Assessments and attributes

Assessment Han-era literary exemplar Hua He should surpass · Assessor Person Id Sun Hao (皓) · Mode named-source-report Speaker Sun Hao (皓)
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 301

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 65Volume 65: Book of Wu 20: Biographies of Wang, Lou, He, Wei, and Hua · 1 passage

當飛翰騁藻，光贊時事，以越揚、班、張、蔡之疇，怪乃謙光，厚自菲薄，宜勉備所職，以邁先賢，勿復紛紛。” Fly your brush, outshine Yang Xiong, Ban Gu, Zhang Heng, and Cai Yong in serving the age—do not be modest and belittle yourself; strive to fulfill your post and stride past the ancients—no more fuss."