Sui and Tang · Warlord

Maozhen 茂貞

Attested AD 901 - AD 903

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Maozhen was a warlord.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 901 to AD 903 行在
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 183, passages 224, 232

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 224
At traveling court 行在 · Relation Guarded
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 232

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Addressed to Emperor (帝) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 224

Events and relationships

Charged rebellion
Political · Accuser · With Han Wo (韓偓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passages 224-225
Posted guards
Military · Commander · At traveling court 行在
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 183, passage 232

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 183Volume 183 Biographies 108: Bi, Cui, Liu, Lu, Zheng, Zhu, Han · 3 passages

茂貞入見帝曰：「命宰相而學士不草麻，非反邪？」 Maozhen entered to see the emperor and said, "A chancellor has been appointed, yet the academician refuses to draft the edict—is this not rebellion?"

既而帝畏茂貞，卒詔貽範還相，洎代草麻。 Before long the emperor, fearing Maozhen, at last issued an edict restoring Yifan to the chancellorship, and Ji drafted the appointment edict in Wo's place.

茂貞疑帝間出依全忠，以兵衛行在。 Maozhen suspected that the emperor might secretly slip away to place himself under Quanzhong's protection, and he posted troops to guard the traveling court.