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Zhang Hua | |
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| 張華 | |
| Minister of Works (司空) | |
| In office 296–300 | |
| Supervisor of the Palace Writers (中書監) | |
| In office 291–296 | |
| Palace Attendant (侍中) | |
| In office 291–296 | |
| Right Household Counsellor (右光祿大夫) | |
| In office 291–296 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Hui of Jin |
| Official of Ceremonies (太常卿) | |
| In office ?–290 | |
| General Who Stabilises the North (安北將軍) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Colonel Who Protects the Wuhuan (護烏桓校尉) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Master of Writing (尚書) | |
| In office 280–? | |
| Gentleman of the Yellow Gate (黃門侍郎) | |
| In office 265 or after – ? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Wu of Jin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 232 Gu'an County, Hebei |
| Died | 300 |
| Spouse | Liu Fang's daughter |
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| Occupation | Poet, politician |
| Courtesy name | Maoxian (茂先) |
| Peerage | Marquis of Guangwu (廣武侯) |
Zhang Hua (232–7 May 300[1]), courtesy name Maoxian, was a Chinese poet and politician of the Western Jin dynasty and the preceding state of Cao Wei. An accomplished poet, Zhang also authored the Bowuzhi, a compendium of entries about natural wonders and supernatural phenomena. His political career reached its zenith from 291 to 300, when he served as a leading minister during the de facto regency of Empress Jia Nanfeng. Zhang was considered an effective minister and, in conjunction with his colleague Pei Wei, helped ensure a period of relative stability within the Jin court. As the court fell into factional disputes from 299 to 300, Zhang rebuffed the rebellious overtures of the imperial relative Sima Lun and was executed when the latter seized power from the empress.
- ^ According to Sima Zhong's biography in Book of Jin, Zhang Hua was killed on the guisi day of the 4th month of the 1st year of the Yongkang era of his reign. This corresponds to 7 May 300 in the Julian calendar.[(永康元年夏四月)癸巳，梁王肜、赵王伦矫诏废贾后为庶人，司空张华、尚书仆射裴𬱟皆遇害...)] Jin Shu, vol.04