Qin and Han · Attendant

Zhang Jin 張津

Attested AD 189

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Jin was an Attendant.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 189 六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 131

Events and relationships

Relation Client of · Person He Jin (何進)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 131

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 1 passage

袁紹亦素有謀，因進親客張津勸之曰：「黃門常侍權重日久，又與長樂太后專通姦利，將軍宜更清選賢良，整齊天下，為國家除患。」 Yuan Shao, who had long nursed the same ambition, sent He Jin's confidant Zhang Jin with this counsel: "the chief eunuchs had held power for years and, with the Dowager of Changle Palace, skimmed illicit gains; He Jin should purge the ranks, promote worthy men, set the realm to rights, and rid the state of this scourge."