Zhang Rulin (張汝霖)

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhang Rulin as an official and statesman. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhang Rulin	張汝霖	Zhang Rulin
Given	Rulin	汝霖
Surname	Zhang	張
Personal	Zhang Rulin	張汝霖	Zhāng Rǔlín

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Sex: male
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Roles

Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大定二十九年 · Western Year: AD 1189
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Source Date: Text: 大定二十九年三月 · Western Year: AD 1189
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Source Date: Text: 明昌元年 · Western Year: AD 1190
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Career and standing

Label: Pingzhang of Political Affairs / 平章政事 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大定二十九年三月 · Western Year: AD 1189
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Label: Grand Counselor of Political Affairs / 平章政事 · Action: held
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Label: Grand Counselor / 平章 · Action: held
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Places and affiliations

Polity: Jin / 金 · Relation: served
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Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true · Provenance: Mode: direct-speech · With Person Ids: Liu Wei (劉瑋)
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Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted Persons: Zichan (子產), Shuxiang (叔嚮) · Provenance: Mode: speech · Speaker Person Id: Zhang Rulin (張汝霖)
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Kind: speech · Role: speaker
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Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: opponent · Action: opposed-changing-sacred-birthday-date · Other Person Id: Xiang (襄)
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Relation: colleague-of · Person Id: Liu Wei (劉瑋)
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References in the histories

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History of Jin, Chapter 38Volume 38 Treatises 19: Rites 11: Ceremonies for Receiving Foreign Emissaries; Music for Banquets; Farewell Rituals; Ceremonies for Newly Appointed Officials · 1 passage

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平章政事張汝霖、參知政事劉瑋等言：「帝王當示信，以雨潦路阻輒改之，或恐失信。 Pingzhang of Political Affairs Zhang Rulin, Participant in Determining Governmental Matters Liu Wei, and others said: "A ruler should display trustworthiness. To change the date merely because rain and flooding block the roads may cause the court to lose credibility.

History of Jin, Chapter 45Volume 45 Treatises 26: Punishment · 2 passages

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平章張汝霖曰：「昔子產鑄刑書，叔向譏之者，蓋不欲預使民測其輕重也。 Grand Counselor Zhang Rulin argued: 'When Zichan cast the penal statutes on bronze, Shu Xiang criticized him because he did not wish to let the people anticipate the severity of punishments in advance.

平章政事張汝霖曰：「前代律與令各有分，其有犯令，以律決之。 Grand Counselor Zhang Rulin replied: 'In earlier dynasties statutes and administrative ordinances served distinct functions; violations of ordinances were adjudicated under the statutes.