Five Dynasties · Military Officer

Shi Hongzhao 史宏肇

Died AD 950

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shi Hongzhao was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

AD 950 乾祐三年十一月丙子
Execution
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passage 87

Attested activity

AD 950 乾祐三年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passages 87, 91-92

Family

Sibling of Shi Honglang (史宏朗)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passage 89

Kinship Role clan members · Quantity exterminated · Negated false
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passages 87, 90

Career and standing

overall commander of the guard 侍衛都指揮使
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passage 87

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation Associated with
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 103, passages 87, 91-92

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 103Volume 103 Book of Later Han 5: Emperor Yin Annals, Part 2 · 3 passages

丙子，誅樞密使楊邠、侍衛都指揮使史宏肇、三司使王章，夷其族。 On bingzi, bureau commissioner Yang Bin, guard commander Shi Hongzhao, and three-departments commissioner Wang Zhang were put to death and their families wiped out.

少頃，樞密承旨聶文進急召宰臣百僚，班於崇元殿，庭宣曰：「楊邠、史宏肇、王章等同謀叛逆，欲危宗社，並斬之，與卿等同慶。」 Moments later bureau herald Nie Wenjin assembled the ministers in Chongyuan Hall and announced from the courtyard, "Yang Bin, Shi Hongzhao, and Wang Zhang had plotted treason, had been executed, and that all should rejoice."

班退，召諸軍將校至萬歲殿，帝親諭史宏肇等欲謀逆亂之狀，且言：「宏肇等欺朕年幼，專權擅命，使汝輩常懷憂恐，自此朕自與汝等為主，必無橫憂也。」 After dismissal he gathered commanders in Wansui Hall, accused Hongzhao's party of treason, and said, "They bullied a young emperor, seized power, and kept you in fear—from now on I rule for you myself and you need not dread sudden ruin."