Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and General

Lou Zhao 婁昭

Lóu Zhāo

Attested AD 550 - AD 562

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Lou Zhao as a family member, general, and official. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lou Zhao 婁昭 Lóu Zhāo
Title Grand Preceptor 太師
Surname Lou Lou
Personal name Lou Zhao 婁昭 Lóu Zhāo
Personal name Lou Zhao 婁昭 Lou Zhao
Title Prince of Taiyuan 太原王
Given Zhao Zhao

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Family Member
  • General
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: during Empress Lou lifetime · Western Interval: Start: AD 550 · End: AD 562
    Strongly inferred · beiqishu:009:s0024
  • Source Date: Text: 皇建元年庚申 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091

Family

  • Sibling of Lou Zhaojun (婁昭君)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: full

Career and standing

  • Label: associated sacrifice in ancestral temple / 配饗 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇建元年 · Western Year: AD 560
    Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091
  • Status: deceased · Action: noted
    Explicit · beiqishu:006:s0091

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao · 1 passage
Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses and Consorts · 1 passage