Ming · Reputed Immortal

Zhang Guaiya 張邋遢

Zhang Lata

Attested AD 1407

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Guaiya was a Reputed Immortal.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1407 永樂五年
Dated from the passage context · History of Ming 169, passage 41

References in the histories

History of Ming, Chapter 169Volume 169 Biographies 57: Gao Gu, Hu Ying, Wang Zhi · 1 passage

五年遣濙頒禦制諸書，並訪仙人張邋遢，遍行天下州郡鄉邑，隱察建文帝安在。 In Yongle five the emperor sent Hu Ying out to distribute imperial works and to search for the immortal Zhang Guaiya, touring every province and village in the land while secretly trying to learn whether the Jianwen emperor was still alive.