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Zhang Shunmin

Type Figure Region China Time 1041–1103 Also known as Yunsou、Zhang Yunsou of Binzhou

Zhang Shunmin (1041–1103), courtesy name Yunsou, a native of Binzhou, was a Northern Song litterateur and politician.…

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  1. 1094–1098Binzhou · Yongxing Military CircuitEarly in the Shaosheng era he was demoted for his comments on the New Policies and assigned as prefect of Binzhou. In office he showed concern for the people's hardships, memorialized on frontier affairs, and advocated preparedness without lightly provoking war, which clashed with the Shaosheng court's policy of attacking Western Xia.
  2. 1099–1103Ruzhou · Jingxi North CircuitIn the Yuanfu era he was transferred as prefect of Ruzhou, continuing to record current affairs and frontier observations in poetry and prose. He died in office early in the Jianzhong Jingguo era at the age of sixty-three; much of his writing is lost, and the Huaman Collection survives today.

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