Zhang Hongjing (張弘靖)

Overview

Zhang Hongjing was a Military Governor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 819 乃以吏部尚書張弘靖兼平章事，代弘鎮宣武
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
AD 821 幽州兵囚張弘靖
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 52, passage 208
AD 821 張弘靖鎮幽州日
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 258
AD 821 長慶初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 6

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160 Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing 1 passage
Old Book of Tang, Chapter 180 Volume 176 Biographies 126: Li Zongmin, Yang Sifu, Yang Yuqing, Ma Zhi, Li Rangyi, Weipi, Zhou Chi, Cui Guicong, Zhengsu, Lu Shang 1 passage
Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203 Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Treatises 48: Finance and Economics 2 1 passage

Career and standing

Associate Grand Councilor 兼平章事
Appointed concurrently
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
Military Governor of Xuanwu 宣武
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
commander of Youzhou 幽州帥
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 6
Governor of You Prefecture 鎮幽州
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 258
Minister of Personnel 吏部尚書
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
Imprisoned
Imprisoned
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 208

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imprisonment 囚
Suffered
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 208

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 6; Old Book of Tang 203, passage 258
At Xuanwu 宣武 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
At Youzhou 幽州 · Relation Posted to
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 52, passage 208

Events and relationships

Imprisoned by Youzhou troops
Military · Victim
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 208
Imprisoned in mutiny
AD 821 長慶初 · Political · Victim
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 180, passage 6
Replaced Han Hong at Xuanwu
Political · Appointee
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175
Appointment · Appointing authority · With Wei Yong (韋雍)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 258
Relation Successor of · Person Han Hong (韓弘)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 175; Old Book of Tang 203, passage 258

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing · 1 passage

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乃以吏部尚書張弘靖兼平章事，代弘鎮宣武。 Minister of Personnel Zhang Hongjing was made associate grand councilor to replace Hong as military governor of Xuanwu.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 180Volume 176 Biographies 126: Li Zongmin, Yang Sifu, Yang Yuqing, Ma Zhi, Li Rangyi, Weipi, Zhou Chi, Cui Guicong, Zhengsu, Lu Shang · 1 passage

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長慶初，幽州軍亂，囚其帥張弘靖。 Early in the Changqing era the Youzhou army mutinied and imprisoned their commander Zhang Hongjing.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 1 passage

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張弘靖鎮幽州日，奏授觀察判官，攝監察御史。 When Zhang Hongjing governed You Prefecture, he appointed Yong Observation Aide and acting Investigating Censor.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 52Volume 52 Treatises 48: Finance and Economics 2 · 1 passage

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已而幽州兵囚張弘靖，鎮州殺田弘正，兩鎮用兵，置南北供軍院。 Youzhou imprisoned Zhang Hongjing and Zhenzhou killed Tian Hongzheng; war between the two circuits followed, with north and south supply offices created.