Zhang Congmei (張從玫)

Overview

Zhang Congmei was an official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 860 咸通初
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 92
AD 873 to AD 904 故唐掖廷令
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 115

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhang Juhan (張居翰)
raised as a son 養之為子 · Adoptive parentage
adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 92; New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 115

Key source chapters

Career and standing

palace ward director 掖庭令
AD 860 咸通初 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 92
Director of the Palace Provision Bureau 掖廷令
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 115

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 72Volume 72 Book of Later Tang 48: Biographies 24: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan, Ma Shaohong, Meng Hangqiong · 1 passage

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咸通初，掖庭令張從玫養之為子，以蔭入仕。 At the beginning of the Xiantong era, the palace ward director Zhang Congmei raised him as a son, and he entered office by inherited privilege.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 38Volume 38 Biographies 18: Zhang Chengye, Zhang Juhan · 1 passage

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張居翰，字德卿，故唐掖廷令張從玫之養子。 Zhang Juhan, courtesy name Deqing, was the adopted son of Zhang Congmei, a former Tang director of the palace provision bureau.