Zhang Rang

Zhang Rank ( Chinese张 让/张 让, Pinyin Zhang rank; † 189 ) was a eunuch of the late Han Dynasty, who served Emperor Ling. He was the leader of the Ten overseer, a powerful Eunuchenfraktion at the imperial court.

Zhang rank power was so great that Emperor Ling designated him as his foster-father. He gave him such a big influence on the policy that the officials considered him dangerous. The military officials He Jin, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were his einflussreichtsten opponents. After the death of Emperor Ling in 189 He Jin told his older son Liu Bian quickly to the emperor and his allies stormed the palace in order to remove the Ten overseers. However, he refused and was beheaded by them. Zhang rank and some other eunuchs kidnapped the emperor, his brother Liu Xie and the Empress Dowager He, however, soon escaped.

On the Yangtze River, the eunuchs were obtained from the warlord Dong Zhuo and forced to commit collective suicide. The emperor and his brother were escorted to the capital.

The operations at the court of Emperor Ling and Zhang history and rank the ten supervisors is discussed Romance of the Three Kingdoms in the popular novel by the Chinese author Luo Guanzhong.