Zhang Tai (張泰) | 24 Histories

Overview

Zhang Tai was an eunuch and Official.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 860 to AD 874 咸通中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 2
AD 873 to AD 888 唐僖宗時
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passages 6-7

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhang Chengye (張承業)
adopted son 假子 · Adoptive parentage
adopted son 養子 · Adoptive parentage
took as adopted son 畜為假子 · Adoptive parentage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 2; New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 7

Key source chapters

Career and standing

palace attendant 內常侍
AD 860 to AD 874 咸通中 · Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 72, passage 2
Inner Regular Attendant 內常侍
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 38, passage 7

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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咸通中，內常侍張泰畜為假子。 During the Xiantong era, the palace attendant Zhang Tai took him in as an adopted son.

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

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本姓康，幼閹，為內常侍張泰養子。 Born Kang, he was castrated young and raised by the inner attendant Zhang Tai.