Overview
Chu Zhao was a scholar and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Southern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yanxuan | 彥宣 | Yànxuān |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 420 to AD 479 宋Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passages 110-111
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Chu Yuan (褚淵)cousin 從兄 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
- Sibling of Chu Xuan (褚炫)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
- Child of Chu Faxian (褚法顯)father 父Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 32, passages 109-110
Career and standing
- National University Erudite 國子博士Reached but declinedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Chu Yuan (褚淵)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passages 111-112
Events and relationships
- Declined appointmentPolitical · AppointeeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment high-minded from youth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
- Assessment reproached cousin Yuan for serving two dynasties · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 111
- blind in one eyePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 32, passage 110
References in the histories
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