Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Zhang Tingfan 張廷範

Attested AD 904

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Tingfan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 904 哀帝初嗣位
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 199

Career and standing

guard general 牙將
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 199
Minister of Ceremonies 太常卿
Nominated · Negated true
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passages 199, 201
meritorious minister 勛臣
Meritorious minister
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 199

Events and relationships

Relation Subordinate of · Person Quanzhong (全忠)
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 199

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 113Volume 109 Biographies 59: Feng Gang, Ashinashe'er, Qibi Heli, Heichi Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Li Siye, Bai Xiaode · 1 passage

哀帝初嗣位，柳璨用事，全忠嘗奏用牙將張廷範為太常卿，諸相議，樞曰：「廷範勛臣，幸有方鎮節鉞之命，何藉樂卿？ When Emperor Aidi first succeeded to the throne, Liu Can held power; Quanzhong once memorialized that his guard general Zhang Tingfan be made minister of ceremonies—the chancellors deliberated, and Shu said: "Tingfan is a meritorious minister; it would be fitting to grant him a frontier command with military insignia—why need he the post of master of music?