Zhang Shi (張氏) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhang Shi was an Exemplary Woman.

Life and dates

Death

Died after speaking to her mother under torture
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passages 152-153

Attested activity

AD 1127 to AD 1279 (undated in chapter)
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 139

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Zhang Shi (羅江士人)
daughter 女
daughter of a scholar 士人女 · paternal line
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 139
Child of Yang Shi (楊氏)
her mother 其母
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 140

Career and standing

Lane of Filial Response 孝感坊
Commemorated at dwelling
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 163

Places and affiliations

At Luojiang 羅江
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 139

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passages 148, 150-152

Events and relationships

Death followed by earthquakes
Portent · Deceased
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 154
Seized and tortured without confession
Legal · Accused
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passage 146

Assessments and attributes

Assessment filial; urged mother not to confess falsely · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Song 460, passages 150-151, 163

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 460Volume 460 Biographies 219: Exemplary Women: Zhu E, Zhang Shi, Peng Lienu, Hao Jiee, Zhu Shi, Cui Shi, Zhao Shi, Ding Shi, Xiang Shi, Wang Shierfu, Xu Shi, Rong Shi, He Shi, Dong Shi, Tan Shi, Liu Shi, Zhang Shi, Shi Shi, Chen Tangqian, Jie Fuliaoshi, Liu Dangkemu, Ceng Shifu, Wang Maoqi, Tu Duanyouqi, Zhan Shinu, Liu Shengqi, Xie Biqi, Xie Fangdeqi, Wang Zhenfu, Zhao Huaiqie, Tan Shifu, Wu Zhongfuqi, Lu Zhong Zhunu, Lin Laonu, Tong Shinu, Han Shinu, Wang Shifu, Liutong Ziqi Mao Xixi · 7 passages

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張氏，羅江士人女。 Zhang Shi was the daughter of a scholar of Luojiang.

楊言與女同榻，實無他。 Yang said she and her daughter shared a bed and there was truly nothing else.

遂逮其女，考掠無實。 They then seized the daughter; torture yielded no confession.

一日，女謂獄吏曰：“我不勝苦毒，將死矣，願一見母而絕。” One day the daughter told the prison clerk: "I cannot bear this torture and am about to die; let me see my mother once more."

女今死，死將訟冤於天。” I die now, and in death I shall plead my grievance before Heaven."

有門卒忽言張氏饋食之夫曰袁大，明日袁至，使吏執之，曰：“殺人者汝也。” A gate guard suddenly said the man who brought food to the Zhang household was called Yuan the Elder. The next day Yuan arrived; Li had him seized and said: "You are the killer."

時女死才數日也。 The girl had been dead only a few days.