Overview
Zhang Shi was a Named Individual.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | the dragged blank | 曳白 |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 743 天寶二年春Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 18; Old Book of Tang 117, passages 19, 24
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhang Yi (張倚)son 男 · paternal line
son 男Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19; Old Book of Tang 113, passage 18
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19
Events and relationships
- Failed blank paperAD 743 天寶二年春 · Examination · CandidateDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passages 22-23
- Ranked first among sixty fourAD 743 天寶二年春 · Examination · CandidateDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19
- Wrote nothing all dayAD 743 天寶二年 · Examination · Candidate · Outcome Called dragging a blankDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 24
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment barely literate / did not read books · Mode public-opinionDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 20
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 19
References in the histories
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