Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Sheng as an administrator, family member, general, and named individual. This record brings together 19 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhang Sheng | 張嵊 | Zhang Sheng |
| Descriptive kinship | Ji's son Song | 稷子嵊 | |
| Posthumous name | Loyal and Upright | 忠貞子 | Zhongzhen zi |
| Personal name | Sheng | 嵊 | Sheng |
| Courtesy name | Sishan | 四山 | Sishan |
| Personal name | Song | 嵊 | |
| Surname | Zhang | 張 | |
| Personal name | Zhang Sheng | 張嵊 | Zhang Sheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · beiqishu:033:s0073, liangshu:016:s0139
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:043:s0096
Roles
- Administrator
- Family Member
- General
- Named Individual
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: executed · Place: market / 都市 · Authority Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清三年 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:043:s0121, liangshu:043:s0105
Age
- Age: 62 · Reckoning: East AsianExplicit · liangshu:043:s0121
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0103
- Source Date: Text: 太清三年 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0105
- Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0104
- Source Date: Text: 梁初年 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 520Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:033:s0073
- Source Date: Text: 梁時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 502 · End: AD 519Explicit · liangshu:016:s0139
Family
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- Child of Zhang Ji (張稷)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father - Sibling of Zhang Yi (伊)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
- Kinship Role: sons and younger brothers · Count: 10 · Quantity Note: 子弟同遇害者十餘人 more than tenExplicit · liangshu:043:s0121
Career and standing
- Label: magistrate of Wuxing / 吳興太守 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit · liangshu:043:s0103
- Label: General Who Pacifies the East / 征東將軍 · Action: offered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清三年 · Western Year: AD 549Explicit · liangshu:043:s0112
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: servedExplicit · liangshu:043:s0096
- Place: Wu commandery / 吳郡Explicit · beiqishu:033:s0073
- Place: Wuxing / 吳興 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · liangshu:043:s0103
Learning and skills
- Credential: Presented Scholar / 秀才 · Action: nominatedExplicit · liangshu:043:s0099
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · liangshu:043:s0113
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: defender · Action: held Wuxing against Hou Jing forces · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景)Explicit · liangshu:043:s0111, liangshu:043:s0116
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: gave body and died for integrity · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · liangshu:043:s0157
References in the histories
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