Zuo Shuzhang Explained

Zuo Shuzhang (左庶长, Chief of the Multitude on the Left) was a rank in the bureaucracy and nobility of ancient China. During the Warring States period it denoted a high rank in the State of Qin.[1] During the Han dynasty it denoted the tenth of twenty orders of aristocratic rank.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Weichao Yu. A Journey Into China's Antiquity: Warring States Period, Qin Dynasty, The Western and Eastern Han Dynasties, Three Kingdoms through Western and Eastern Jin to Northern and Southern Dynasties. 9787505404830. 1997. Morning Glory Publishers.
  2. Book: Hardy. Grant. Anne. Kinney. The Establishment Of The Han Empire And Imperial China. registration. Zuo ShuZhang.. 89. 2005. 9780313325885. Greenwood Publishing Group.

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