Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Shicheng as a rebel, ruler, and warlord. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhang Shicheng | 張士誠 | Zhāng Shìchéng |
| Given name | Shicheng | 士誠 | Shìchéng |
| Surname | Zhang | 張 | |
| Personal name | Zhang Shicheng | 張士誠 | Zhāng Shìchéng |
| Personal | Zhang Shicheng | 張士誠 | Zhang Shicheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · mingshi:122:s0146
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · mingshi:140:s0041, mingshi:298:s0015
Roles
- Rebel
- Ruler
- Warlord
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元末至吳 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1351 · End: AD 1367Explicit · mingshi:140:s0041
- Source Date: Text: 張士誠入吳 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1356 · End: AD 1367Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:298:s0015
- Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 1363Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:122:s0146
Family
- Sibling of Zhang Shixin (張士信)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: full
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: ruler · Action: converted-Suzhou-yamen-to-palaceExplicit · mingshi:140:s0041
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: entered-WuExplicit · mingshi:298:s0015
- Relation: sought-to-recruit · Person Id: Ni Zan (倪瓚)Explicit · mingshi:298:s0038
- Relation: sought-to-recruit · Person Id: Zhang Jiefu (張介福)Explicit · mingshi:298:s0019
References in the histories
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