Zhang Zongshi (張宗奭)

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhang Zongshi as an administrator, aristocrat, military officer, and named individual. This record brings together 18 passages from 7 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhang Zongshi	張宗奭	Zhang Zongshi
Title	Prince of Wei	魏王
Title	Prince of Wei	魏王	Wei Wang
Surname	Zhang	張
Personal name	Zhang Zongshi	張宗奭	Zhang Zongshi
Personal name	Zong Shi	宗奭	Zong Shi
Given	Zongshi	宗奭
Personal	Zongshi	宗奭	Zongshi

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:005:s0002, jiuwudaishi:006:s0099, jiuwudaishi:007:s0019, jiuwudaishi:007:s0080, jiuwudaishi:020:s0115, jiuwudaishi:102:s0140
Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:024:s0083, xinwudaishi:002:s0092

Roles

Administrator
Aristocrat
Military Officer
Named Individual
Official
Royal Family Member
Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾化二年 · Western Year: AD 912
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:007:s0019, xinwudaishi:002:s0210
Source Date: Text: 乾化元年 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:002:s0104, xinwudaishi:002:s0110
Source Date: Text: 乾化元年七月 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:006:s0121
Source Date: Text: 乾化元年五月 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:006:s0099, jiuwudaishi:006:s0100
Source Date: Text: 光啟中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 885 · End: AD 888
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:020:s0115
Source Date: Text: 开平四年 · Western Year: AD 910
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:002:s0092
Source Date: Text: 昭宗東遷 · Western Year: AD 904
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:024:s0083, jiuwudaishi:024:s0087
Source Date: Text: 近代梁氏 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 923
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:102:s0140
Source Date: Text: 開平三年九月 · Western Year: AD 909
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:005:s0001, jiuwudaishi:005:s0002
Source Date: Text: 開平四年正月 · Western Year: AD 910
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:005:s0082, jiuwudaishi:005:s0087

Family

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Sibling of Father of Zhang Yan
Kinship Term: brother / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: uncertain
Kin of Zhang Yan (張衍)
Kinship Term: nephew / 猶子 · Subject Role: nephew · Object Role: uncle
Kinship Term: uncle of nephew / 猶子 · Subject Role: uncle · Object Role: nephew
Spouse of Wife of Zhang Zongshi (張宗奭妻)
Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 1 · Note: one son granted sixth-rank regular post
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0099

Career and standing

Label: Grand Inner Custodian / 大內留守 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化二年二月 · Western Year: AD 912
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0019
Label: State Comptroller / 國計使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化二年六月 · Western Year: AD 912
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0080
Label: circuit military commissioner / 諸道節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0099
Label: Director of the Six Armies / 判六軍事 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0019
Label: Henan Intendant / 河南尹 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0019
Label: Henan prefect / 河南尹 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:024:s0083
Label: Keeper of the Secretariat / 守中書令 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0019
Label: prefect of Henan / 河南尹 · Action: held
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0092
Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: invested · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開平三年十一月 · Western Year: AD 909
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:005:s0062
Title: Prince of Wei / 魏王 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:007:s0076, jiuwudaishi:024:s0083

Places and affiliations

Place: private residence in Huijie Ward / 會節坊私第 · Relation: resided-at
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0100, jiuwudaishi:006:s0121

Events and relationships

Kind: court · Role: host · Action: hosted-emperor
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:006:s0100, jiuwudaishi:006:s0121
Kind: administrative · Role: guardian · Action: left-to-guard-western-capital
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0092, xinwudaishi:002:s0110, xinwudaishi:002:s0210
Kind: social · Role: host · Action: received-imperial-visit · Other Person Id: Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化元年 · Western Year: AD 911
Explicit · xinwudaishi:002:s0104

Assessments and attributes

Item: white silk and silver-saddled horses / 白綾、銀鞍轡馬 · Relation: bestowed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 開平三年九月 · Western Year: AD 909
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:005:s0002

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 5Volume 5 Book of Later Liang 5: Taizu Annals 5 · 3 passages

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賜張宗奭、楊師厚白綾各三百匹，銀鞍轡馬。 He gave Zhang Zongshi and Yang Shihou each three hundred bolts of white silk and horses fitted with silver saddles and bridles.

戊午，禦文明殿，冊太傅張宗奭太保韓建受冊畢。 On wuwu at Civilization Hall the investiture of Grand Tutor Zhang Zongshi and Grand Guardian Han Jian was completed.

賜宰臣張宗奭已下分物有加，賜廣王分物。 He gave Zhang Zongshi and those below extra shares and sent a share to the Prince of Guang.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 6Volume 6 Book of Later Liang 6: Taizu Annals 6 · 3 passages

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諸道節度使錢鏐、張宗奭、馬殷、王審知、劉隱各賜一子六品正員官，高季昌賜一子八品正員官，賀德倫賜一子九品正員官。 Commissioners Qian Liu, Zhang Zongshi, Ma Yin, Wang Shenzhi, and Liu Yin each received a regular sixth-rank post for a son; Gao Jichang an eighth-rank post; He Delun a ninth-rank post.

癸巳，觀稼于伊水，登建春門，幸會節坊張宗奭私第，臨亭皋視物色，賞賜甚厚。 On guisi he inspected crops on the Yi, climbed Jianchun Gate, visited Zhang Zongshi’s mansion in Huijie Ward, looked out from the pavilion over the landscape, and gave lavish rewards.

自辛丑幸會節坊張宗奭私第，宰臣視事於歸仁亭子，崇政使、內諸司及翰林院並止于河南令廨署，至甲辰，復歸大內。 From xinchou he stayed at Zhang Zongshi’s mansion in Huijie Ward; chief ministers worked from Guiren Pavilion; Chongzheng staff, inner offices, and the Hanlin lodged at the Henan prefect’s offices until jiachen, when he returned to the palace.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Book of Later Liang 7: Taizu Annals 7 · 4 passages

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壬戌，帝將巡按北境，中外戒嚴，詔以河南尹、守中書令、判六軍事張宗奭為大內留守。 On renxu, as the Emperor prepared to inspect the northern border, court and realm went on alert; Zhang Zongshi, Henan intendant, keeper of the Secretariat, and director of the Six Armies, was named Grand Inner Custodian.

庚辰，發自鄭州，至滎陽，河南尹魏王宗奭望塵迎拜； On gengchen he set out from Zhengzhou and reached Xingyang; Henan Intendant Prince of Wei Zongshi met him bowing in the dust;

夕次汜水縣，帝召魏王宗奭入對，便於御前賜食，數刻乃退。 That night he stopped at Sishui; the Emperor called Prince of Wei Zongshi to audience, fed him before the throne, and after some time sent him away.

《五代會要》：其年六月，廢建昌宮，以河南尹、魏王張宗奭為國計使，凡天下金穀兵戎舊隸建昌宮者，悉主之。《Five Dynasties Huiyao》: In the sixth month Jianchang Palace was abolished and Prince of Wei Zhang Zongshi, Henan intendant, became state comptroller, taking over all grain, funds, and troops formerly held by the palace.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 20Volume 20 Book of Later Liang 20: Biographies 10: Xie Tong, Si Maye, Liu Han, Wang Jinrao, Gao Shao, Ma Sixun, Zhang Cunjin, Kou Yanqing · 1 passage

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光啟中，李罕之會晉軍圍張宗奭於盟津，太祖遣丁會、葛從周、存敬同往馳救。 In Guangqi, Li Hanzhi and the Jin besieged Zhang Zongshi at Mengjin; the Founder sent Ding Hui, Ge Congzhou, and Cunjin to relieve him.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 24Volume 24 Book of Later Liang 24: Biographies 14: Li Ting, Lu Ceng, Sun Zhi, Zhang Jun, Zhang Yan, Du Xunhe, Luo Yin, Chou Yin, Duan Shen · 2 passages

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張衍，字元用，河南尹魏王宗奭之猶子也。 Zhang Yan, styled Yuanyong, was a nephew of Henan prefect and Prince of Wei Zong Shi.

唐昭宗東遷，以宗奭勳力隆峻，衍由校書郎拜左拾遺，旋召為翰林學士。 When Zhaozong moved east, on Zong Shi's great merit Yan rose from collating clerk to Left Collector and Memorialist and was soon made Hanlin academician.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 1 passage

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近代梁氏賜張宗奭妻號曰賢懿，又改為莊惠，今以吳氏為順德，皆非古之道也。」 In recent times the Liang granted Zhang Zongshi's wife the title Xianyi, then changed it to Zhuanghui. Now making Lady Wu Shunde—all depart from the ancient way."

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 4 passages

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河南尹张宗奭留守西都。 Zhang Zongshi, prefect of Henan, stayed behind to guard the western capital.

癸巳，幸张宗奭第。 On the day guisi he paid a visit to Zhang Zongshi's mansion.

张宗奭留守西都。 Zhang Zongshi stayed behind to guard the western capital.

張宗奭留守西都。 Zhang Zongshi stayed behind to guard the western capital.