Overview
Yin Zhong was a Han Censor-in-Chief.
Life and dates
Death
- BC 28 建始五年（河平元年）Cause SuicideDated from the passage context · Book of Han 38, passage 141
- BC 29 建始四年冬十月Cause Suicide · Suicide after river breach duty failureDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 66
Attested activity
- BC 28 建始五年（河平元年）Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 38, passage 141
- BC 29 建始四年冬十月Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passage 66
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passage 141
- Imperial Secretary Grandee 御史大夫HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 66
- Rebuked by the emperorConsequence suicide · Cause Vague response to the flood emergencyDirectly stated · Book of Han 38, passage 141
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 38, passage 141
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 66
Events and relationships
- Failed duty after river breachBC 29 建始四年冬十月 · Administrative · Responsible officialDated from the passage context · Book of Han 11, passages 65-66
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment failed in duty regarding the river breach · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 11, passage 66
References in the histories
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