Zhang Zimian (張自勉)

Overview

Zhang Zimian was a general and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 875 to AD 878 乾符間自勉統兵
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 114, passages 125, 129

Events and relationships

Retained remaining troops
Military · Commander
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 114, passage 129

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 114, passage 125

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 114Volume 114 Biographies 39: Cui Rong and Descendent Cong, Descendent Neng, Neng's Nephew: Shen You, Neng's Nephew an Qian, Neng's Son: Yan Ceng, Xu Yanbo, Su Weidao, Dou Lu Qin Wang · 3 passages

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而威忌自勉，乞盡得安潛軍，使自勉隸麾下。 But Wei resented Zimian and asked to take all of An Qian's troops and place Zimian under his own command.

畋謂威有疑忿，必殺自勉，奏言：「今以兵悉畀威，是自勉以功受辱。 Tian said Wei was jealous and would surely kill Zimian; he memorialized: "To hand all these troops to Wei would humiliate Zimian despite his achievements.

詔止以四千付威，餘還自勉。 The court ordered only four thousand men transferred to Wei; the rest returned to Zimian.