Overview
Zhang Xiancheng was a Military Governor.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 742 天寶初Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 131, passages 102, 106
- AD 762 to AD 765 崔寧在利州時Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 111, 113
- AD 763 to AD 764 廣德中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 110, 114
- AD 766 明年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 132, 134
Key source chapters
- Old Book of Tang, Chapter 131 Volume 127 Biographies 77: Yao Lingyan, Zhang Guangcheng, Yuan Xiu, Qiao Lin, Zhang She, Jiang Zhen, Hong Jinglun, Peng Yan 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 144 Volume 144 Biographies 69: Lai, Tian, Hou, Cui, Yan 5 passages
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 138 Volume 138 Biographies 63: 1 passage
Career and standing
- Military Governor 節度使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 111
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Active inStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 144, passage 134
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 138, passage 114
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 111
Events and relationships
- Accepted bribe allowed Ning illness resignationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 113
- Captured and presentedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 138, passages 110, 114
- Relation Proposed military partner against · Person Cui Ning (崔寧)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 134
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment suspicious of Cui Ning and greedy for profit · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Cui Ning (崔寧)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 111-112
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 138, passage 114; New Book of Tang 144, passage 134
References in the histories
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