Zhang rank
Zhang Rang ( Chinese 張 讓 / 张 让 , Pinyin Zhāng Ràng ; † 189 ) was a eunuch of the late Han dynasty who served Emperor Ling . He was the leader of the Ten Overseers , a powerful eunuch faction at the imperial court.
Life
Zhang Rang was so powerful that Emperor Ling referred to him as his foster father. He granted him such influence in politics that the civil servants considered him dangerous. Military officials He Jin , Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao were his most influential opponents. After the death of Emperor Ling in 189, He Jin declared his older son Liu Bian emperor in a flash and stormed the palace with his allies to eliminate the ten overseers . However, he failed and was beheaded by them. Zhang Rang and several other eunuchs kidnapped the emperor, his brother Liu Xie, and the empress mother He , who soon escaped.
On the Yangtze River , the eunuchs were caught up with the warlord Dong Zhuo and forced to commit suicide. The emperor and his brother were escorted to the capital.
The events at the court of Emperor Ling and the history of Zhang Rank and the Ten Overseers are the subject of the popular novel by the Chinese author Luo Guanzhong, The History of the Three Kingdoms .
literature
- Moss Roberts: Three kingdoms. A historical novel. University of California Press, Berkeley etc. 1991 - Newer, full English translation.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Xuezhi Guo: The ideal Chinese political leader: a historical and cultural perspective . Greenwood Publishing, 2002, ISBN 0-275-97259-3 , pp. 196 .
- ^ Ray Huang: China: a macro history . 2nd Edition. ME Sharpe, 1997, ISBN 1-56324-731-3 , pp. 67 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zhang rank |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Late Han Dynasty eunuch |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 189 |