Overview
The translated histories identify Zhangsun Cheng as an aristocrat, general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhangsun Cheng | 長孫澄 | Zhangsun Cheng |
| Given | Cheng | 澄 | Cheng |
| Title | Duke of Yimen | 義門公 | Yimen Gong |
| Courtesy name | Shiliang | 士亮 | Shiliang |
| Personal name | Zhangsun Cheng | 長孫澄 | Zhangsun Cheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0114, zhoushu:026:s0115
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Military Officer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 世宗三臨之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0125
Age
- Age: 10 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0115
- Age: 14 · Reckoning: suiExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0116
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 世宗三臨之 · Western Interval: Start: AD 557 · End: AD 560Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0125
- Source Date: Text: 孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0124
- Source Date: Text: 魏孝武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 532 · End: AD 534Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0118
Family
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- Child of Zhangsun Zhi (稚)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son - Spouse of Wife of Zhangsun Cheng (李琰之女)Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Parentage: biological
Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage - Sibling of Changsun Shaoyuan (長孫紹遠)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
Career and standing
- Label: Grand General of Fast Cavalry and Opening Office / 驃騎大將軍、開府 · Action: advancedExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0123
- Label: Grand General / 大將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0124
- Label: General Pacifying the East / 征東將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏孝武初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 532 · End: AD 534Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0118
- Label: Governor of Wei Province / 渭州刺史 · Action: appointedExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0118
- Label: overall commander of Yubi / 玉壁總管 · Action: appointedExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0124
- Title: Duke of Yimen / 義門公 · Action: enfeoffedExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0124
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0131, zhoushu:026:s0132
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: trueExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0120
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: officer · Action: relieved Yubi and fought at Mount Mang · Other Person Id: Emperor Wen of Zhou (周文帝)Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0123
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: hit the mark quoting Classic of Filial Piety · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Person Id: Emperor Wen of Zhou (周文帝)Explicit · zhoushu:026:s0122
- Assessment: lived frugally without surplus wealth · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0129
- Kind: habit · Statement: did not drink but enjoyed watching others drink; retained guests with special dishesExplicit · zhoushu:026:s0134, zhoushu:026:s0135
References in the histories
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