Zhang Youshun (張友順)

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhang Youshun as a bandit and military officer. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhang Youshun	張友順	Zhang Youshun
Personal name	Zhang Youshun	張友順	Zhang Youshun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:054:s0112
Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0085

Roles

Bandit
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天祐八年 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:054:s0112
Source Date: Text: 文禮為留後時 · Western Year: AD 921
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:062:s0085

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: requester · Action: asked-Wenli-to-be-liuhou · Other Person Id: Wang Deming (王德明)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:062:s0085
Kind: political · Role: supporter · Action: elevated-Zhang-Wenli-as-acting-governor · Other Person Id: Wang Deming (王德明)
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0112

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:054:s0112

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 54Volume 54 Book of Later Tang 30: Biographies 6: Wang Rong, Wang Zhaohui, Wang Chuzhi · 1 passage

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軍校有張友順者，率軍人至張文禮之第，請為留後。 An army officer named Zhang Youshun led soldiers to Zhang Wenli's residence and asked that he be made acting governor.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 62Volume 62 Book of Later Tang 38: Biographies 14: Meng Fangli, Zhang Wenli, Dong Zhang · 1 passage

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文禮徇賊帥張友順所請，因為留後，於潭城視事。 Wenli acceded to the bandit leader Zhang Youshun's request, took the title of acting governor, and administered affairs from Tancheng.