Zhang Min

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1. 1049 尚書省禮部祠部司員外郎
2. 1049 知某州軍州事
3. 1049 集賢院校理
4. 1052 尚書省戶部度支司員外郎
5. 1052 知某州軍州事
6. 1060 知某州軍州事
7. 1065 光祿寺卿
8. 1065 直秘閣
9. 1065 知某州軍州事
10. 1067 知某州軍州事
11. 1068 知某州軍州事

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• 伯鎮 字

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• 良吏;循吏
• [為官者：文]

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1. [1] Name, dates and identity Zhang Min was a man of the Northern Song, born in 1002 and died in 1071; his personal name is also written 珉 and he was known as a poet.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB gives his name as 章岷 and records him as a man of the Song dynasty, born in 1002 and died in 1071.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The person record gives his name as 章岷 and his dynasty as the Northern Song; its 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry describes him as skilled in poetry, the 全宋詩 entry prints six of his poems, and the 全宋文 entry notes that his name is also written 珉.
   • WikidataZhang Min (Q45379077)Wikidata gives 章岷 as the Chinese label and Zhang Min as the English label.
2. [2] Courtesy name and personal name variant His courtesy name was Bozhen and his personal name also appears as 珉.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records 伯鎮 as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The biographical entries give his courtesy name as 伯鎮, and the 全宋文 entry adds that his personal name is also written 珉.
   • WikidataZhang Min (Q45379077)Wikidata records 伯鎮 as his courtesy name, with Bozhen given as an alias.
3. [3] Native place and move to Zhenjiang He came from Pucheng in Jianzhou and later moved to Zhenjiang.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 中國歷代人名大辭典 describes him as a man of Pucheng in Jianzhou who moved to Zhenjiang; the 全宋詩 entry says he moved to Zhenjiang in Jiangsu, and the 全宋文 entry gives Pucheng in Jianzhou (present-day Pucheng, Fujian) as his origin and Zhenjiang in Jiangsu as his new home.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records Pucheng as his former residence and Dantu as both his place of origin and his place of removal.
4. [4] Examination degree and early offices He passed the jinshi examination in 1027 and began his career as a collator of the Palace Library, an assistant in Wujun and judge of the Pingjiang Army, later holding posts as judge of Muzhou, judge at Daming, attendant of the heir apparent and magistrate of Fuyang.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 全宋詩 entry records his jinshi degree in the fifth year of Tiansheng (1027) under Emperor Renzong and his post as judge of the Pingjiang Army; the 全宋文 entry records that he passed the examination and was appointed collator of the Palace Library and assistant in Wujun.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records his examination status as jinshi and lists the posts of jiedu tuiguan, tuiguan at Muzhou, judge of the Daming prefectural government, taizi zhongyun and magistrate of Fuyang.
5. [5] Court of Imperial Sacrifices, Academy of Worthies and Jiangzhou In the middle of the Qingli era he became assistant director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and a collator of the Academy of Worthies, and was afterwards demoted to controller-general of Jiangzhou, a post he held in 1044.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 全宋文 entry records that in the Qingli era he was assistant director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and, on the recommendation of Wang Yaochen and others, a collator of the Academy of Worthies, before being demoted to controller-general of Jiangzhou; the 全宋詩 entry dates the Jiangzhou post to the fourth year of Qingli (1044).
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB lists the posts of taichang si cheng, jixian yuan jiaoli and tongpan of Jiangzhou; it dates the Academy of Worthies post to 1049, slightly later than the "mid-Qingli" date given in the 全宋文 entry.
6. [6] Controllership of Wuzhou and the prefectures of Quzhou, Huzhou and Xuanzhou He afterwards served as controller-general of Wuzhou and governed Quzhou, Huzhou and Xuanzhou in turn.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records his controllership of Wuzhou and dates his prefectures of Quzhou (1049–1050), Huzhou (1052–1054) and Xuanzhou (1060–1064).
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The person record lists him as prefect of Quzhou, Huzhou and Xuanzhou and as a controller-general.
7. [7] Yuezhou, Fuzhou and Haizhou He became prefect of Yuezhou in 1065, was transferred to Fuzhou in 1067 with the additional post of pacification commissioner, and was prefect of Haizhou early in the Xining era.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 全宋詩 entry records that he became prefect of Yuezhou in the second year of Zhiping (1065) and was transferred to Fuzhou four years later; the person record lists him as prefect of Yuezhou and of Fuzhou with the additional post of pacification commissioner.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB dates his prefectures of Yuezhou (1065–1067), Fuzhou (1067–1068) and Haizhou (1068–1069).
8. [8] Suzhou, fiscal commissions and central government posts He also governed Suzhou, served as fiscal commissioner of the Liangzhe and Jiangnan East circuits, and held posts in the ministries of Revenue, Personnel, Works and Justice.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB lists him as prefect of Suzhou and as fiscal commissioner of the Liangzhe and Jiangnan East circuits, and gives his posts as vice director of the Ministry of Revenue's expenditure bureau, vice director of the Ministry of Personnel's enfeeoffment bureau, and director in the ministries of Works and Justice.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry records that he served as fiscal commissioner of Liangzhe and as prefect of Suzhou among other posts; the 全宋文 entry likewise mentions his prefectures of Yue, Fu and Su and his Liangzhe fiscal commissionership.
9. [9] Promotions and final office He rose to be director of the Ministry of War, vice minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and auxiliary editorial director of the Palace Library, and ended his career as chief minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments.
   • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 全宋文 entry records his successive promotions to langzhong of the Ministry of War, vice minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and auxiliary editorial director of the Palace Library; the 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry says that he ended his career as chief minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments.
   • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB lists the posts of langzhong of the Ministry of War, vice minister of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices and auxiliary editorial director of the Palace Library, and dates his post as chief minister of the Court of Imperial Entertainments to 1065–1067.
10. [10] Death and burial He died at Runzhou and was buried there.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records his death in 1071, his place of death at Runzhou, and his burial at Runzhou.
11. [11] Reputation in office He was known for his achievements in office and was regarded as an able administrator.
    • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry says that he achieved good governance in every post he held.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB lists him under the status categories of good official and conscientious official.
12. [12] Character and poetry He was firm and uncompromising in character and a skilled poet, of whose poems six are extant.
    • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry describes him as firm and uncompromising in character and skilled in poetry; the 全宋詩 entry prints six of his poems.
13. [13] Fan Zhongyan's praise Fan Zhongyan composed poems together with him and, seeing his poem completed first, said that it could put Yuan and Bai in the shade.
    • Souyun章岷 (30842)The 中國歷代人名大辭典 entry records that Fan Zhongyan once praised his poem as truly able to put Yuan and Bai in the shade.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records that he wrote poems together with Fan Zhongyan and that Fan, seeing Zhang's poem completed first, declared that it could put Yuan and Bai in the shade.
14. [14] Letters from Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong Letters were addressed to him by Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB records that letters were addressed to him by Ouyang Xiu and Zeng Gong.
15. [15] Ancestors and brothers His great-grandfather was Zhang Renyu and his grandfather Zhang Xie; he had three younger brothers and a cousin, Zhang Dexiang.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB, following the funerary inscription, gives his great-grandfather Zhang Renyu, his grandfather Zhang Xie, his younger brothers Zhang Hu, Zhang Xian and Zhang Lin, and his cousin Zhang Dexiang (978–1048).
16. [16] Wife and sons He married a woman of the Wang family and had three sons, the second and third being Zhang Daoshi and Zhang Renshou.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB, following the funerary inscription, records his wife of the Wang family and three sons, the second Zhang Daoshi and the third Zhang Renshou.
17. [17] Funerary inscription His funerary inscription was composed by Sun Zhu, with the seal cover, calligraphy and engraving attributed to Wen Xun, Li Yu and Zhang Jie.
    • CBDBZhang Min (14043)CBDB, following the inscription, records that the funerary inscription was composed by Sun Zhu, with the seal cover, the calligraphy and the engraving attributed after examination to Wen Xun, Li Yu and Zhang Jie.