Overview
Zhang Kui was an eunuch.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 139 後二年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 117
- AD 139 永和三年明年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
- AD 139 永和四年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 125
- AD 133 阳嘉二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 117, passages 132, 134
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 39 Volume 34: Biography of Liang Tong 4 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 34 Volume 30a: Biographies of Su Jing; Yang Hou 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 117 Volume 106: Five Elements Part Four 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 119 Volume 108: Five Elements Part Six 1 passage
Career and standing
- Palace Regular Attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 125
- Regular Palace Attendant 中常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 117
- ExecutedAD 139 永和四年 · ExecutionDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 128
- executed 伏誅ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 117
- executed 伏诛ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 39, passage 125
Events and relationships
- Falsely accused Liang ShangDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 117
- Forged edict and seizedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 127
- FramedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
- Slandered Shang and attendantsAD 139 永和四年 · Political · ConspiratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 39, passage 125
- Relation Rival of · Person Liang Shang (梁商)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passage 134
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 119, passage 134
References in the histories
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