Overview
Feng Dao was a statesman Official and Poet.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Wényì | 文懿 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日At his residence 其第 · Died one night · Age Value: 73 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 224
Age
- 73AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 224
Attested activity
- AD 954 及太祖崩Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 217-218, 222, 224
- AD 951 及太祖平內難Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 205-210
- AD 951 廣順初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 216
- AD 951 to AD 954 逮至末年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 227
- AD 907 to AD 950 道微時Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 211-212
- AD 927 to AD 954 道歷任四朝，三入中書，在相位二十餘年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 226, 244
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- AD 927 to AD 954 馮瀛王道之在中書也Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 232
- AD 907 to AD 954 馮道之鎮同州也Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 229, 231
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Feng Ji (馮吉)his son 其子
son 子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 227, 236
Career and standing
- chief minister 相位AD 927 to AD 954 道歷任四朝，三入中書，在相位二十餘年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 226
- commissioner for the imperial tomb 山陵使AD 954 及太祖崩 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 217, 222
- Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書令AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 225
- Director of the Secretariat 中書令AD 951 廣順初 · ReappointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 216
- Grand Preceptor 太師AD 951 廣順初 · ReappointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 216
- Prince of Ying 瀛王AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · Posthumously enfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 225
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- posthumous title Wényì 謚曰文懿AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · BestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 225
- posthumous title Wénzhēn 文貞Not granted · Negated true · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 246
- posthumous title Wénzhōng 文忠Not granted · Negated true · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 246
- court suspended three days 輟視朝三日AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · ReceivedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 225
Places and affiliations
- AD 951 廣順初Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 216, 226
- AD 954 顯德元年四月十七日At his residence 其第 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 224
- AD 907 to AD 954 馮道之鎮同州也At Tongzhou 同州 · Relation GovernedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 229
Works and attributed material
- poem quoted from his humble days 終聞海嶽歸明主，未省乾坤陷吉人AD 907 to AD 950 道微時 · Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 211, 214-215
- complete poem in Green Box Miscellany 青箱雜記所載馮道詩Relation Author · Mode named-source-report Source Work Green Box Miscellany 青箱雜記Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 214-215
- AD 954 會河東劉崇入寇Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 218-219
- AD 907 to AD 950 道微時Poem · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 211, 214-215
- AD 927 to AD 954 馮瀛王道之在中書也Jest · Speaker · With Li Dao (李導) · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 232
- AD 927 to AD 954 馮瀛王道之在中書也Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 234
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- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Feng Ji (馮吉)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 239-240
Events and relationships
- Accompanied Liu Yun from Xuzhou toward BianDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 206
- Completed tomb rites and escorted spirit tablet to old palaceAD 954 顯德元年四月十七日 · Ritual · CommissionerDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 224
- Earlier poem proved trueAD 951 及太祖平內難 · Personal · PrincipalDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 212
- Jested about shared name and showed no angerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 232, 235
- Left behind to oversee Taizu tomb ritesAD 954 及太祖崩 · Ritual · CommissionerDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 222
- Nearly killed as supposed betrayerAD 951 及太祖平內難 · Legal · TargetDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 209
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- Rebuilt Confucius temple from salary after judge satireAD 907 to AD 954 馮道之鎮同州也 · Ritual · Administrator · At Tongzhou 同州 · Mode named-source-report Source Work Supplement to the History of the Five Dynasties 五代史補Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 229-231
- Rebuked and publicly humiliated son for pipa playingDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 237-238
- Remained calm and was sparedAD 951 及太祖平內難 · Personal · PrincipalDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 210
- Sent to welcome Liu YunDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 205
- Urged Shizong not to campaign in personDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 218, 221
- AD 951 及太祖平內難Political · Lodged inside headquarters · At Songzhou headquarters 衙內Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 207
- AD 951 廣順初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 216
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment conduct and bearing had the air of the ancients; breadth of spirit of a great minister; loyalty questioned because he served four dynasties and six emperors · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 242-246
- Assessment household grew luxurious in last years; fine reputation did not endure · Mode named-source-report Witness 識者Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 227
- Assessment reclined at ease without fear while companions panicked · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 210
- Assessment took steadying custom through weighty conduct as his charge · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 226
- already ill while serving as tomb commissionerAD 954 及太祖崩 · IllnessDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 223
- AD 907 to AD 954 馮道之鎮同州也Item salary used to rebuild the Confucius temple 俸 · Relation ExpendedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 231
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- Item bundle of silk 束帛 · Relation Bestowed on son · With Feng Ji (馮吉)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 237
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 205
- served four dynasties, entered the Secretariat three times, chief minister more than twenty yearsAD 927 to AD 954 道歷任四朝，三入中書，在相位二十餘年 · Field career-spanDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 226, 244
- never troubled the regional lords with a note; lived very frugallyField conduct · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 226
References in the histories
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