Overview
Hu Zai was a scholar and Official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongxi | 仲熙 | Zhòngxī |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 956 居歲中illness 病卒 · Age Value: 36 · Reckoning: SuiDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 89
Age
- 36Reckoning Sui · At Event deathDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 89
Attested activity
- AD 955 世宗之時Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passages 81, 89
- AD 951 廣順初Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 77
- AD 955 to AD 958 當時Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 170
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- drafter of edicts 知制誥AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passages 81, 88
- Hanlin Academician 翰林學士AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 82
- Investigating Censor 監察御史AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 78
- proofreader 校書郎AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 77
- Vice Director of the Waterways Office 水部員外郎AppointedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 81
- palace aide 舍人AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 170
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- History Institute duty 直史館HeldDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 77
- crimson robes 賜緋GrantedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 82
- EnteredIllnessDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passages 82-84
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Zhou 周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 77
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 170
- At Northern Yan 北燕Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 75
- At Xiangguo Temple 相國寺 · Relation VisitedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 81
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 951 廣順初 · Credential Presented Scholar (high rank) 進士高第Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 77
- Skill literary composition 屬文 · Level skilledDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 76
Works and attributed material
- Fresh Green 碧鮮賦Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 81
- Origins of Fate 運源賦Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 80
Events and relationships
- Used afterward as palace aideAdministrative · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 170
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment did not reach Zhao and Yan in debate but did not flatter like Tao Gu · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 31, passage 94
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 170
References in the histories
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