Sui and Tang · Statesman and Official

Chuke 楚客

Chǔkè

Attested AD 705 - AD 710

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chuke was a statesman and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 705 to AD 710 中宗朝宰相
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 129

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 129

Events and relationships

Harbored treachery and built factions
Political · Faction builder
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 129

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 123Volume 123 Biographies 48: Li, Xiao, Lu, Wei, Zhao, He · 1 passage

時楚客懷奸植黨，而韋巨源、楊再思、李嶠務自安，無所弼正，至忠介其間，獨不詭隨，時望翕然歸重。 Chuke then harbored treachery and built factions, while Wei Juyuan, Yang Zaisi, and Li Qiao sought only their own safety and offered no correction; Zhizhong alone refused to bend with the current, and public esteem converged upon him.