Zheng Zhong
Zheng Zhong (traditional Chinese:
Zheng was from Nanyang Commandery[1] (roughly modern Nanyang, Henan) – the same commandery that the Eastern Han imperial clan dominated. He was described to be cautious, agile, and a deep thinker. He first served in the household of Liu Da, later Emperor Zhang, while he was still the crown prince under his father Emperor Ming. After Emperor Zhang ascended the throne in 75, Zheng Zhong was appointed as an Attendant at the Yellow Gates,.[1] He was eventually promoted to the post of an imperial attendant (
During the time of Empress Dowager Dou's regency over Emperor He, Zheng served as the director of imperial gardens (
In 102, breaking past precedent, Emperor He created Zheng the Marquess of Chaoxiang[citation needed], receiving a revenue from 1,500 households.[1]
Zheng supported Emperor He's wife Empress Deng through the turmoils of Emperor He's death in 106 and the death of his son and successor Emperor Shang later that year. For his support, she added 300 households to his march in 107.[1]
He died in 114,[2] and his adopted son Zheng Hong (
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i de Crespigny 2007, p. 1130
- ^ de Crespigny 2016, p. 176
- ^ de Crespigny 2007, p. 1122
Bibliography
[edit]- de Crespigny, Rafe (2007). A Biographical Dictionary of Later Han to the Three Kingdoms (23–220 AD). Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-15605-0. ISSN 0169-9520.
- de Crespigny, Rafe (2016). Fire over Luoyang: A History of the Later Han Dynasty 23–220 AD. Brill. ISBN 9789004324916.
- "Zheng Zhong
鄭 眾". chinaknowledge.de.