Five Dynasties · General and Rebel

Zhang Wenli 張文禮

Attested AD 921 - AD 921

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Wenli was a general and Rebel.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 921 天祐十八年三月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 61
AD 921 天祐十八年二月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 60
AD 921 天祐十八年正月
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 59

Career and standing

acting commander of Zhenzhou 鎮州兵馬留後
AD 921 天祐十八年二月 · Appointed
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 60
assassinated Wang Rong 弒其君镕
AD 921 天祐十八年正月 · Assassinated · With Wang Rong (镕)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 59

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 59

Events and relationships

Relation Assassin of · Person Wang Rong (镕)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 59

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 5, passage 59

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Later Tang Annals 2: Zhuangzong 2 · 3 passages

趙將張文禮弒其君镕，文禮來請命。 Zhang Wenli, a Zhao officer, assassinated his prince Wang Rong and came to ask what Jin would have him do.

二月，以文禮為鎮州兵馬留後。 In the second month Wenli was named acting commander of the Zhenzhou garrison.

三月，河中節度使朱友謙、昭義軍節度使李嗣昭、橫海軍節度使李存審、義武軍節度使王處直、安國軍節度使李嗣源、鎮州兵馬留後張文禮、領天平軍節度使閻寶，大同軍節度使李存璋、振武軍節度使李存進、匡國軍節度使朱令德，請王即皇帝位，王三辭，友謙等三請，王曰：「予當思之。」 In the third month Zhu Youqian of Hezhong, Li Sizhao of Zhaoyi, Li Cunshen of Henghai, Wang Chuzhi of Yiwu, Li Siyuan of Anguo, Zhang Wenli acting at Zhenzhou, Yan Bao holding Tianping, Li Cunzhang of Datong, Li Cunjin of Zhenwu, and Zhu Lingde of Kuangguo begged the king to take the throne. He refused thrice; they pressed thrice; he said, “I will think on it.”