Overview
Feng Dao was an official and Writer.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Kedao | 可道 | Kedao |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 923 to AD 926 丁父憂Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 20, 22
- AD 904 to AD 907 天祐中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 4
- AD 913 守光敗Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 6
- AD 923 to AD 926 時契丹方盛Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 24
- AD 923 梁平Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 19
- AD 915 莊宗並有河北Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 10
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- AD 923 莊宗即位鄴宮Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 18
- AD 918 to AD 923 莊宗與梁軍夾河對壘Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 11, 13
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Feng Dao (馮道父)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 20
- Kinship Role ancestors · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 2
- Kinship Role parents · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 3
Career and standing
- staff officer / aide 掾Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 4
- aide in Youzhou 幽州掾AD 904 to AD 907 天祐中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 4
- Secretariat secretary 省郎AD 923 莊宗即位鄴宮 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 18
- chief secretary at Taiyuan 太原掌書記AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 10
- Hanlin Academician 翰林學士AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 18
- headquarters inspector 本院巡官AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 6
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- Secretariat drafting secretary 中書舍人AD 923 梁平 · PromotedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 19
- Vice Minister of Revenue 戶部侍郎PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 19
- staff in the hegemon's headquarters 霸府從事RecommendedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 10
- promoted from green to purple robes 自綠衣賜紫BestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 18
- EnteredAD 923 to AD 926 丁父憂 · Mourning · At Jingcheng 景城Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 20
- ImprisonedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 5
- Rescued and releasedReleaseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 5
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 10, 18
- Polity Yan of Liu Shouguang 劉守光幽州 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 4
- Polity Id liao · Relation Targeted byDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 24
- At Jingcheng in Yingzhou 瀛州景城Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 1
- At Jingcheng 景城 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 1
- At Jingcheng 景城 · Relation Resided inDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 20, 23
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- At Taiyuan 太原 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 6
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Subject of · With Zhou Yuanbao (周元豹) · Addressed to Zhang Chengye (張承業) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 8
- Speech · Subject of · With Lu Zhi (盧質) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 9
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhuangzong (莊宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 14-16
Events and relationships
- Accepted neither grain nor cloth sent by local magistratesRefusal of gifts · SubjectDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 23
- Dissuaded Zhuangzong from circulating angry words and later smoothed Guo Chongtao's apologyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 14-17
- Entrusted with all official correspondence after Hebei was takenAD 915 莊宗並有河北 · Administrative · SecretaryDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 10
- Fled to Taiyuan after Liu Shouguang's defeatAD 913 守光敗 · Flight · Subject · At Taiyuan 太原Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 6
- Gave remaining salary to the neighborhood in a famine yearCharity · DonorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 23
- Khitan sought to carry him off but border defenses prevented itAD 923 to AD 926 時契丹方盛 · Attempted seizure · TargetDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 24
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- Ordered to draft an edict on the spotDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 13
- Set out on foot by starlight on hearing of his father's death; family overtook him with clothesTravel · Subject · Mode named-source-report Source Work Conversational Garden 談苑Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 22
- Warned of risksDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 5
- Relation On poor terms with · Person Zhou Yuanbao (周元豹)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 8
- Relation Recommended by · Person Zhang Chengye (張承業)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 10
- Relation Recruited by · Person Zhang Chengye (張承業)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 6
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment appearance closely resembles a portrait of Du Huangshang; bound for high office; Zhou Yuanbao's words untrustworthy · Mode speech Speaker Lu Zhi (盧質)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 9
- Assessment has no great career ahead; should not be promoted too far · Mode speech Speaker Zhou Yuanbao (周元豹)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 8
- Assessment people began to respect his courage · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 17
- Assessment unashamed of coarse food and clothes; devoted to study; serene amid snow and dust · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 3
- Assessment writing and conduct prized; treated with marked favor · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Zhang Chengye (張承業)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 7
- Item thatched hut 蓬茨 · Relation Dwelt inDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 23
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 1
References in the histories
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