Sui and Tang · Official

Zhang Yi 張倚

Attested AD 743

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Yi was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 743 天寶二年春
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 19, 25

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhang Shi (張奭)
son 男 · paternal line
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19

Career and standing

Prefect of Huaiyang 淮陽太守
Demoted to · From Source Date: Text: 天寶二年 · Western Year: AD 743
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 25
Vice Censor-in-chief 御史中丞
AD 743 天寶二年春 · Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19
Newly received
AD 743 天寶二年春 · Imperial favor
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19

Assessments and attributes

Assessment could not teach his son at home; relied on influence at selection · Mode edict Source Person Id Emperor Xuanzong (玄宗)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 26-27

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 117Volume 113 Biographies 63: Miao Jingqing, Pei Mian, Pei Zunqing · 2 passages

天寶二年春，御史中丞張倚男奭參選，晉卿與遙以倚初承恩，欲悅附之，考選人判等凡六十四人，分甲乙丙科，奭在其首。 In the spring of Tianbao 2 (743), Zhang Yi's son Shi sat for the examinations. Jingqing and Yao, wishing to curry favor with Yi, who had only recently risen in the emperor's grace, ranked sixty-four candidates in three grades—and placed Shi at the top.

上怒，晉卿貶為安康郡太守，遙為武當郡太守，張倚為淮陽太守。 The emperor was furious. Jingqing was demoted to prefect of Ankang, Yao to prefect of Wudang, and Zhang Yi to prefect of Huaiyang.