Overview
Ma Zhi was a statesman and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Cunzhi | 存之 | Cúnzhī |
Life and dates
Death
- DiedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 18
Attested activity
- AD 836 開成初Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 184, passages 2, 5
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Ma Xun (馬勛)father 父Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 2
Career and standing
- Acting Left Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary 檢校左散騎常侍AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 10
- Collator 校書郎AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 3
- Director of the Imperial Table 光祿卿AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 11
- Military Governor of Xuanwu 宣武節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 18
- Palace Companion at the Eastern Capital 太子賓客分司東都AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 17
- Protector-General of Annan 安南都護AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 5
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- Vice Minister of Justice 刑部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 13
- Prefect of Changzhou 常州刺史DemotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 17
- Military Governor of Tianping 天平軍節度使Dismissed toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 16
- Grand Academician of the Hall of Assembled Worthies 集賢殿大學士Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 19
- Salt-and-Iron Transport Commissioner 諸道鹽鐵轉運使Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 13
- Deputy Training Commissioner of Shouzhou 壽州團練副使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 4
- Grand Councillor 同中書門下平章事PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 13
- Prefect of Raozhou 饒州刺史PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 4
- Vice Director of the Secretariat 中書侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 13
- Military Governor of Zhongwu 忠武節度使RecalledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 18
- Court of Judicial Review official 大理TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 11
- Minister of Revenue 戶部TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 13
- Surveillance Commissioner of Qianzhong 黔中觀察使TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 10
Learning and skills
- EarnedCredential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 3
- SelectedCredential Decree Examination 制策科Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 3
- Skill administration 吏事 · Level expertDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 6
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Xuanzong (宣宗) · Summary invoked Zhang Yue’s Kaiyuan precedent and requested Feng Jian’s dismissal · Mode direct-quotation Speaker Ma Zhi (馬植)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passages 20-22
- Memorial · Author · Summary proposed making Wulu County into Luzhou and appointing its chieftain prefect · Mode narrative-attribution Speaker Ma Zhi (馬植)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 8
Events and relationships
- Private dealings discovered after clerks were arrestedInvestigation · SubjectDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 17
- Relation Political enemy of · Person Li Deyu (李德裕)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passages 12-13
- Relation Recommender of · Person Yang Shou (楊收)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 71
- Relation Friend of · Person Ma Yuanzan (馬元贄)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 15
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment clean, light-handed governance that pacified frontier peoples · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passages 6-7
- Assessment considered his reputation above contemporary leading officials and resented Li Deyu’s suppression · Mode historian-reportDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 12
- Item imperially bestowed rhinoceros-horn belt 賜帶 · Relation Received from · With Ma Yuanzan (馬元贄)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 184, passage 15
References in the histories
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