Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Warlord

Erzhu Zhao 尒朱兆

First attested AD 528; died AD 533

Passages: 12
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

Erzhu Zhao was a warlord.

Life and dates

Death

AD 533 永熙二年正月丁酉
Suicide
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 227
hanged himself from a tree 自縊於樹
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 34

Attested activity

AD 532 太昌初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 13, passage 133
AD 530 to AD 533 尒朱兆
Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 25, passages 4, 30
AD 528 to AD 532 尒朱兆之入洛
Dated from the passage context · Book of Wei 86, passage 60
AD 533 永熙二年正月甲午
Directly stated · Book of Wei 111, passage 226

Key source chapters

References in the histories

Search passages

History

12 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Gao Chen; Gao Rui (Northern Qi); Gao Yue (Northern Qi); Gao Mai · 1 passage

時尒朱兆猶據幷州，高祖將討之，令岳留鎮京師，遷驃騎大將軍、儀同三司。 Erzhu Zhao still held Bing Province; Gao Huan meant to attack him and left Yue to guard the capital, promoting him to grand general of the flying cavalry and honorary equal to the three ducal ministers.

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong · 8 passages

纂初事尒朱榮，又為尒朱兆都督長史。 Zuan first served Erzhu Rong, then became chief of staff on Erzhu Zhao's staff.

為兆使於高祖，遂被顧識。 Zhao sent him to Gao Huan, and he won notice and favor.

初事尒朱兆，拜平遠將軍。 He first served Erzhu Zhao and was appointed general who pacifies the distant.

高祖討兆於晉陽，兆奔秀容。 Gao Huan attacked Zhao at Jinyang; Zhao fled to Xiurong.

兆左右皆密通誠款，唯亮獨無啟疏。 Zhao's close associates all secretly sent pledges of loyalty; only Liang sent no letter.

及兆敗，竄於窮山，令亮及倉頭陳山提斬己首以降，皆不忍，兆乃自縊於樹。 When Zhao was defeated he hid in the mountains and ordered Liang and his steward Chen Shanti to cut off his head and surrender. Neither could bear to do it. Zhao then hanged himself from a tree.

榮死，紇豆陵步藩虜基歸河西，後逃歸尒朱兆。 When Rong died, Hedouling Bufan took Ji captive to Hexi; later he escaped and returned to Erzhu Zhao.

高祖平兆，以基為都督，除義寧太守。 When Gao Huan pacified Zhao, Ji was made area commander and governor of Yining.

Book of Wei, Chapter 86Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi · 1 passage

初，尒朱兆之入洛，官守奔散，國史典書高法顯密埋史書，故不遺落。 When Erzhu Zhao first entered Luoyang, officials fled in disorder; state historian and keeper of the canon Gao Faxian secretly buried the historical records, so nothing was lost.

Book of Wei, Chapter 111Volume 105a Treatise 1: Celestial Phenomena 1 · 2 passages

永熙二年正月甲午，齊獻武王自晉陽出討尒朱兆。 In the first month of Yongxi 2, on jiawu day, Prince Xian of Qi marched from Jinyang to campaign against Erzhu Zhao.

丁酉，大破之於赤洪嶺，兆遁走自殺。 On dingyou day he routed them utterly at Red Flood Ridge; Zhao fled and took his own life.