Overview
Feng Dao was a statesman Official and Poet.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 923 to AD 926 以父憂退歸鄉里Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 47
- AD 907 to AD 923 先皇霸府日Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 50
- AD 934 出鎮同州Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
- AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 48-49
- AD 926 明宗入洛Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 25
- AD 933 明宗崩Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
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- AD 930 to AD 933 時以諸經舛繆Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 48, 64
- AD 934 to AD 936 未幾，入為司空Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 70
- AD 918 to AD 923 頃在德勝寨Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 46
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Feng Dao (父)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 47
Career and standing
- Grand Academician of the Hall of Assembled Worthies and the Hongwen Institute 集賢殿弘文館大學士AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左僕射AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Minister of Personnel 吏部尚書AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Minister of Revenue 戶部尚書AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Vice Director of the Chancellery 門下侍郎AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Academician of the Hall of Illuminated Clarity 端明殿學士AD 926 明宗入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 28
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- Grand Councilor 平章事AD 926 明宗入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 29
- Hanlin Academician 翰林學士AD 926 明宗入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 26
- Minister of Justice 刑部尚書AD 926 明宗入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 29
- Vice Director of the Secretariat 中書侍郎AD 926 明宗入洛 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 29
- commissioner for the imperial tomb 山陵使AD 933 明宗崩 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
- Minister of Works 司空AD 934 to AD 936 未幾，入為司空 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 70
- Director 郎中AD 923 to AD 926 先帝時 · HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 25
- military governor of Tong Prefecture 鎮同州AD 934 出鎮同州 · PostedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
- Duke of Shiping Commandery 始平郡公AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · At Shiping 始平 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- Duke of Shiping Commandery 始平郡公AD 926 to AD 933 天成、長興中 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 45
- EnteredAD 923 to AD 926 以父憂退歸鄉里 · MourningDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 47
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 25, 29, 65
- AD 923 to AD 926 以父憂退歸鄉里At home district 鄉里 · Relation Returned toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 47
- AD 907 to AD 923 先皇霸府日At Jingxing Pass 井陘 · Relation Traveled throughDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 50
- AD 907 to AD 923 先皇霸府日At Zhongshan 中山 · Relation Sent toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 50
- AD 934 出鎮同州At Tong Prefecture 同州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
- AD 918 to AD 923 頃在德勝寨At Desheng Stockade 德勝寨 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 46
Learning and skills
- Skill recitation of the Rabbit Garden Primer 諷兔園冊 · Level ableDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 33
- Skill poetry 篇詠 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 44
Works and attributed material
- three chapters of honorific titles for Mingzong 明宗徽號三章Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 43
- Rabbit Garden Stratagems 兔園策Relation CitedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 39
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Li Qi (李琪) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 41
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Mingzong (明宗) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 49-53, 56-60
- Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Ren Zan (任贊) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 33
- Official prose · Author · With Mingzong (明宗)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 43
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- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 68
Events and relationships
- Advanced poor scholars of talent he had long knownPersonnel · PatronDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 30
- Called Hu Rao in, served wine and food until evening without angerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 69
- Corrected Li Qi that Dingzhou, not Zhending, had been recoveredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 41
- Farmed and cut wood among peasants without former rankDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 47
- Lived in a thatched hut, ate from the same bowl as followers, slept on strawAD 918 to AD 923 頃在德勝寨 · Military camp · ResidentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 46
- Oversaw Mingzong's burial rites then was posted to Tongzhou by customDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 65
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- Promoted through Hanlin, Duanmingdian, and grand councilor officesAD 926 明宗入洛 · Political · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 26, 28-29
- Restrained late Tang officials of frivolous conductPersonnel · DisciplinarianDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 31
- Ruled Tongzhou mildly so that prisons and markets were undisturbedAD 934 出鎮同州 · Administration · GovernorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 66
- Sent on mission to Zhongshan through Jingxing Pass and was thrown by his horse on level groundAD 907 to AD 923 先皇霸府日 · Diplomatic · EnvoyDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 50-51
- Summoned Ren Zan and defended the Rabbit Garden PrimerDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 33
- Warned Mingzong not to relax because of peace and good harvestsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passages 49, 53
- With Li Yu entrusted Tian Min and others to print Zheng Tan's stone classicsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 64
- Wrote three honorific title drafts for Mingzong that the whole court admiredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 43
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment his verse was elegant, steeped in the ancient Way, and widely copied; the court ranks grew grave · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 44
- Assessment showed no annoyance when abused by Hu Rao · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 69
- Assessment spoke plainly and to the point and excelled at offering benefit beyond ordinary men · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 63
Source notes
- The title of Academician of the Hall of Illuminated Clarity began with Feng Dao.Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 126, passage 28
References in the histories
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