Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Named Individual

Zhangsun woman 長孫氏媼

Attested AD 541 - AD 581

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhangsun woman was a Named Individual.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 541 to AD 547 三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 55, passage 101
AD 577 to AD 581 於是迎長孫氏及弟置於家
Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 55, passage 116

Origins and identity

Zhangsun clan 長孫氏
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 99

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Erzhu Chang (爾朱敞)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 101

Events and relationships

Later welcomed into Chang's household and supported
Personal · Dependent
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passage 116
Pitied Chang, hid him in a double wall, later funded his departure
Rescue · Protector
Directly stated · Book of Sui 55, passages 100-102

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 55Volume 55 Biographies 20: Du Yan, Gao Mai, Er Zhu Chang, Zhou Yao, Du Gukai, Qi Fuhui, Zhang Wei, He Hong, Houmo Chenying · 4 passages

遂入一村，見長孫氏媼踞胡床而坐。 He came to a village where an old woman of the Zhangsun clan sat on a camp stool.

敞再拜求哀，長孫氏湣之，藏於複壁。 Chang bowed and pleaded for mercy; she pitied him and hid him in a secret compartment of the wall.

三年，購之愈急，跡且至，長孫氏曰：「事急矣，不可久留。」 After three years the manhunt intensified and pursuers were closing in; the Zhangsun woman said, "This has become urgent—you cannot stay here any longer."

於是迎長孫氏及弟置於家，厚資給之。 He then brought the Zhangsun woman and his younger brother into his home and supported them generously.