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Overview The translated histories identify Cui Hao as a historian, official, scholar, and statesman. This record brings together 32 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names Type English Chinese Pinyin
Personal
Cui Hao
崔浩
Cui Hao
Personal name
Cui Hao
崔浩
Cui Hao
Given
Hao
浩
Hao
Personal
Hao
浩
Hao
Title
Lord Cui
崔公
Title
Lord Cui
崔公
Cui Gong
Childhood name
Taojian
桃簡
Taojian
Identity
Historicity Historical
Identification Named
Sex Male Roles Historian Official Scholar Statesman Life and dates Death Manner: executionCause: executed / 誅
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及浩沒Western Year: AD 450
Manner: executionDate Context: Source Date: Text: 太平真君十一年六月己亥Western Year: AD 450
Attested activity Source Date: Text: 世祖Western Interval: Start: AD 423End: AD 452
Source Date: Text: 及浩沒Western Year: AD 450
Source Date: Text: 及浩誅Western Year: AD 450
Source Date: Text: 太平真君十一年六月己亥Western Year: AD 450
Source Date: Text: 少與崔浩為莫逆之交Western Interval: Start: AD 430End: AD 450
Source Date: Text: 崔浩典史Western Interval: Start: AD 420End: AD 450
Career and standing Label: Grand Minister of Ceremonials / 太常Action: held
Label: Minister of Works / Situ / 司徒Action: held
Label: Minister of Works / 司徒Action: held
Label: Minister Over the Masses / 司徒Action: held
Works and attributed material Events and relationships Kind: patronage ·
Role: protector ·
Action: shielded-from-punishment ·
Other Person Id: Sui Kua (眭夸) Assessments and attributes Assessment: wise as Cui Hao ·
Provenance: Mode: quotationSpeaker Person Id: Shizu (世祖) References in the histories Open any source group to read the Chinese and English passage in context.
History of the Northern Dynasties, Chapter 88 Volume 88 Biographies 76: Recluses · 13 passages
少與崔浩為莫逆之交。
In youth he and Cui Hao were the closest of friends.
浩為司徒，奏徵為中郎，辭疾不赴。
When Hao became Minister Over the Masses, he memorialized to summon Suikua as Palace Gentleman, but Suikua pleaded illness and did not go.
州郡逼遣，不得已，入京都，與浩相見。
Pressed by the prefecture and commandery, he had no choice but to enter the capital and see Hao.
浩每欲論屈之，竟不能發言，其見敬憚如此。
Hao always meant to argue him into submission, yet could never bring himself to speak—such was the respect and awe he inspired.
浩後遂投詔書於誇懷，亦不開口。
Later Hao thrust the edict into Suikua's bosom, but Suikua still would not speak.
誇曰：「桃簡，卿已為司徒，何足以此勞國士也？
Suikua said, 'Taojian, you are already Minister Over the Masses—why bother a man of the realm with this?
桃簡，浩小名。
Taojian was Hao's childhood name.
浩慮誇即還，時乘一騾，更無兼騎，乃以誇騾內之廄中，冀相維縶。
Fearing Suikua would leave at once—he had only one mule and no second mount—Hao stabled Suikua's mule in his own stable, hoping to keep him there.
浩知而歎曰：「眭誇獨行士，本不應以小職辱之，又使其人杖策復路，吾當何辭以謝也！」
When Hao learned of it he sighed and said, 'Suikua is a man who walks his own path—I should never have insulted him with a petty post, and now to make him walk staff in hand on the road again—what apology can I possibly offer!'
浩仍相左右，始得無坐。
Hao continued to support him on every side, and in the end Suikua escaped punishment.
經年，送誇本騾，兼遺以所乘馬，為書謝之。
A year later Hao sent back Suikua's original mule, together with the horse he himself had ridden, and wrote a letter of apology.
及浩沒，為之素服，受鄉人弔唁，經一時乃止。
When Hao died, Suikua wore unhemmed mourning and accepted condolences from fellow townspeople, continuing for a time before he stopped.
歎曰：「崔公既死，誰能更容眭誇！」
He sighed and said, 'Now that Lord Cui is dead, who will still tolerate Suikua!'
Book of Wei, Chapter 30 Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng · 3 passages
Book of Wei, Chapter 96 Volume 90: Retired Officals: Sui Kua, Feng Liang, Li Mi, Zheng Xiu · 13 passages
少與崔浩為莫逆之交。
In his youth he and Cui Hao were inseparable friends.
浩為司徒，奏徵為其中郎，辭疾不赴。
When Hao became Minister of Works he recommended Kua as Palace Gentleman; Kua pleaded illness and stayed away.
與浩相見，延留數日，惟飲酒談敍平生，不及世利。
On meeting Hao he lingered several days, drinking and recalling their past alone, never speaking of worldly gain.
浩每欲論屈之，竟不能發言。
Hao meant each time to argue him into compliance, yet could never bring himself to begin.
浩後遂投詔書於夸懷，亦不開口。
Hao then thrust the imperial edict into Kua's robe; Kua still would not speak.
夸曰：「桃簡，卿已為司徒，何足以此勞國士也。
Kua said, "Taojian, you are already Minister of Works—what need is there to weary a man of the realm with such a thing?
桃簡，浩小名也。
Taojian was Hao's childhood name.
浩慮夸即還。
Hao feared Kua would return home at once.
時乘一騾，更無兼騎，浩乃以夸騾內之廐中，冀相維縶。
Kua had come on a single mule with no second mount; Hao stabled the mule in his own stable, hoping to hold him back.
浩知而歎曰：「眭夸獨行士，本不應以小職辱之。
Learning this, Hao sighed: "Sui Kua is a man who walks alone; he should never have been pressed with a petty office.
浩仍相左右，始得無坐。
Hao continued to shield him until he escaped punishment.
及浩誅，為之素服，受鄉人弔唁，經一時乃止。
When Hao was put to death, Kua wore plain mourning, received condolences from his neighbors, and only after a time laid it aside.
歎曰：「崔公既死，誰能更容眭夸！」
He sighed, "Lord Cui is dead—who will shelter Sui Kua now?"
Book of Wei, Chapter 110 Volume 104: Author's Preface · 2 passages
始魏初鄧淵撰代記十餘卷，其後崔浩典史，游雅、高允、程駿、李彪、崔光、李琰之世修其業。
At the founding of Wei, Deng Yuan compiled the Annals of the Dynasty in more than ten scrolls. Later Cui Hao directed the historiography, and You Ya, Gao Yun, Cheng Jun, Li Biao, Cui Guang, and Li Yanzhi carried on the tradition through successive generations.
浩為編年體，彪始分作紀表志傳，書猶未出。
Hao wrote in annalistic form; Biao first organized the work into annals, tables, treatises, and biographies, but the history had still not been published.
Book of Wei, Chapter 111 Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 1 passage