Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Han Zirang 韓資讓

Hán Zīràng

Attested AD 1092 - AD 1100

Passages: 6
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Zirang was an official.

Life and dates

Death

died at Liaoxing
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 100

Attested activity

AD 1092 八年十一月
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 25, passage 136
AD 1097 壽隆三年十一月
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 26, passage 76
AD 1100 壽隆六年
Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 26, passage 134
AD 1095 壽隆初
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 98

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Descendant of Han Shaofang (韓紹芳)
grandson 孫 · 2 generations
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 98
Child of Parent of Han Zirang (韓紹芳子)
parent 父
Strongly inferred · History of Liao 74, passage 98

Key source chapters

Career and standing

administrator of Privy Council affairs 知樞密院事
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 26, passage 76
Chongyi Army military commissioner 崇義軍節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 26, passage 134
Zhongshu Shilang and Pingzhangshi 中書侍郎、平章事
Appointed
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 98
Chongyi Army military commissioner 崇義軍節度使
Demoted
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 99
Central Capital regent 中京留守
Held
Directly stated · History of Liao 26, passage 76
demoted for document wording 坐是出
Demoted
Directly stated · History of Liao 74, passage 99

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Stripped office
Demotion · Authority Emperor Daozong of Liao (遼道宗)
Directly stated · History of Liao 26, passage 134

Places and affiliations

Polity Id liao · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Liao 26, passage 76

References in the histories

History of Liao, Chapter 25Volume 25 Annals 25: Daozong 5 · 1 passage

十一月戊子，以樞密副使王是敦兼知樞密院事，權參知政事韓資讓參知政事，漢人行宮都部署奚回離保知奚六部大王事。 On wuzi day of the eleventh month associate privy commissioner Wang Shidun was also made administrator of Privy Council affairs; acting Associate Administrator of Affairs Han Zirang was made Associate Administrator of Affairs; Han mobile palace deployment director Xi Huilibao was made administrator of Xi Six Tribes great king affairs.

History of Liao, Chapter 26Volume 26 Annals 26: Daozong 6 · 2 passages

己未，以中京留守韓資讓知樞密院事，同知南院樞密使事蕭藥師奴知右夷離畢。 On jiwei day Central Capital regent Han Zirang was made administrator of Privy Council affairs; associate Southern Court privy commissioner Xiao Yaoshinu administrator of Right yilibi affairs.

辛丑，以有司案牘書宋帝「嗣位」為「登寶位」，詔奪宰相鄭顓以下官，出顓知興中府事，韓資讓為崇義軍節度使，御史中丞韓君義為廣順軍節度使。 On xinchou day, because relevant offices had written in documents that the Song emperor had "succeeded to the throne" rather than "ascended the precious throne," an edict stripped office from chancellor Zheng Zhuan and those below; Zhuan was sent out to administer Xingzhong Prefecture, Han Zirang made Chongyi Army military commissioner, censor-in-chief Han Junyi Guangshun Army military commissioner.

History of Liao, Chapter 74Volume 74 Biographies 4: Yelu Dila, Xiao Hendu, Kang Moji, Han Yanhui, Han Zhigu · 3 passages

〈（德樞紹勛紹芳資讓）〉 (Deshu, Shaoxun, Shaofang, and Zirang)

孫資讓，壽隆初拜中書侍郎、平章事。 His grandson Zirang was made vice director of the Secretariat and associate director at the opening of the Shoulong era.

會宋徽宗嗣位，遣使來報，有司按籍，有「登寶位」文，坐是出為崇義軍節度使。 When Song Huizong succeeded and sent notice, the record-checkers found the phrase "ascending the imperial throne"; Zirang was demoted to Chongyi Army military commissioner.