Overview
Zhang Shiyan was an envoy for Liao New Year congratulations.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1066 治平三年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 13, passage 174
- AD 1072 熙寧五年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 106, passages 137, 163
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Acting director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and Ritual Affairs 同判太常寺兼禮儀事AD 1072 熙寧五年 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 106, passage 163
Places and affiliations
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 106, passage 163
Works and attributed material
- AD 1072 熙寧五年Deliberation · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · History of Song 106, passages 163-179
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment Zhang Zhao and Ren Che reduced Son of Heaven ritual to that of feudal lords · With Zhang Zhao (張昭), Ren Che (任徹) · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zhang Shiyan (張師顏)Directly stated · History of Song 106, passage 173
References in the histories
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