Overview
Zhang Chun was an official and Aristocrat.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Boren | 伯仁 | Boren |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Jie | 節候 | Jie hou |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 56 中元元年三月Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 61-62
Attested activity
- AD 54 三十年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 40, passage 53
- AD 56 中元元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 256; Book of Later Han 40, passages 61-62
- BC 7 to AD 5 哀、平間Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
- AD 25 to AD 56 建武中Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191
- AD 47 建武二十三年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 27
- AD 50 建武二十六年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 30, 34, 48, 52
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- AD 48 建武二十四年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 29
- AD 44 建武二十年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 26
- AD 29 建武五年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 7
- AD 25 建武初Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 6, 12
- AD 43 建武十九年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 14
- BC 7 放子純Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 189
- BC 7 to AD 9 放子純嗣侯Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 69, passages 190-191
- AD 9 to AD 23 王莽時Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191; Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Zhang Anshi (張安世)great-great-grandfather 高祖父 · paternal line · 4 generations
Marquis Jing 敬侯 · paternal line
paternal line
surviving manner of Marquis Jing 敬侯遺風 · paternal lineSources vary in certainty · Book of Later Han 40, passages 2, 101; Book of Han 69, passage 190 - Child of Zhang Fang (張放)father 父 · paternal line
father 父
son 子Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 3; Book of Han 69, passages 189-190 - Parent of Zhang Gen (根)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 66
- Parent of Zhang Fen (張奮)father 父Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 63, 65
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- grand minister of works 大司空AD 25 to AD 56 建武中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191
- grand coachman 太仆Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建武二十年 · Western Year: AD 44Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 26
- grand minister of works 大司空Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建武二十三年 · Western Year: AD 47Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 27
- grand palace counsellor 太中大夫Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 建武五年 · Western Year: AD 29Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 7
- leader of the household gentlemen of the tiger guard 虎賁中郎將Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 13
- acting Imperial Counselor 視禦史大夫AD 56 中元元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 61
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- Minister of Works 司空AD 56 中元元年 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 256
- attendant-in-chief 侍中BC 7 to AD 5 哀、平間 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
- one of the nine ministers 列卿AD 9 to AD 23 王莽時 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
- Grand Minister of Works 司空HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 65
- general of the household for all five bureaus 五官中郎將PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 8
- marquis of Wushi 武始侯Enfeoffed · half the revenue of FupingDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 10
- rank and fief 爵士HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 65
- earlier enfeoffment 前封PreservedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 5
- Marquis of Wushi 武始侯AD 25 to AD 56 建武中 · At detached village of Fuping 富平之別鄉 · Re enfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191
- restored marquisate 復國AD 25 建武初 · RestoredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 6
- inherited noble rank 爵士InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
- marquis 侯InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 190
- Marquis Jie 節候AD 56 中元元年三月 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 62
- KeptAD 9 to AD 23 王莽時 · Retained noble titleDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191
Places and affiliations
- AD 9 to AD 23 王莽時Polity Xin 新 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 4
- Han 漢Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passages 190-191
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 6, 10, 53, 61
- At Duling in Jingzhao 京兆杜陵Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 1
- At Nanyang 南陽 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 8
- At Yingchuan 潁川 · Relation Campaigned fromDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 7
Learning and skills
- Han institutions and precedent 漢家制度故事Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 190
- Skill ritual and classical scholarship 明習故事 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 11-12
Works and attributed material
- Rites 禮Relation CitedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 34
- Zuo commentary on the Spring and Autumn 春秋傳Relation CitedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 35
- old Yuanfeng rites and stele inscription texts 元封舊儀及刻石文Relation SubmittedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 61
- Memorial · Author · Addressed to Emperor Guangwu (光武)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 53-60
- AD 50 建武二十六年Memorial · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 34-47
- AD 43 建武十九年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 14-21
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- Dying instruction · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 65
Events and relationships
- Accompanied feng shanDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 61
- Collated biyong mingtang materialsScholarly · CompilerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 51
- Concurred on biyong and mingtangDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 52
- Continued Fuping line favor celebrated in the appraisalPolitical · Heir · Mode historian-judgmentStrongly inferred · Book of Han 69, passage 194
- Corrected ritual statutesAD 25 建武初 · Ritual · AdviserDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 12
- Fixed di xia sacrificesAD 50 建武二十六年 · Ritual · FormulatorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 48
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- Garrison farmingMilitary · Commander · At Nanyang 南陽Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 8
- Pacified regionsAD 29 建武五年 · Military · Commander · At Jing, Xu, and Yang 荊、徐、楊部Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 7
- Presented at court earlyAD 25 建武初 · Political · Supplicant · Outcome Restoration of marquisateDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 6
- Proposed abolishing personal templesAD 43 建武十九年 · Ritual · MemorialistDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 14, 21
- Rose through offices to grand minister of worksAD 25 to AD 56 建武中 · Political · Office holderDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 191
- Served during Yang canal projectAD 48 建武二十四年 · Public works · Minister of works in officeStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passages 27, 29
- Urged feng shanAD 54 三十年 · Ritual counsel · MemorialistDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passages 53, 60
- Relation Successor of · Person Zhu Fu (朱浮) · Grand coachmanDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 26
- Relation Successor of · Person Du Lin (杜林) · Grand minister of worksDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 27
- Relation Modeled on · Person Cao Shen (曹參)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 28
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Feng Fang (馮魴)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 256
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment claimed-no-merit-for-the-age · Mode self-report Speaker Zhang Chun (張純)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 65
- Assessment greatly valued by the emperor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 13
- Assessment modest, frugal, and self-disciplined; carried Marquis Jing's manner · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 190
- Assessment scrupulous and careful; preserved his fief by earnest observance · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 5
- Assessment thoroughly familiar with administrative precedent · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 11
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 256; Book of Later Han 40, passage 1
References in the histories
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