Taizu (太祖) | 24 Histories

Overview

Taizu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 953 廣順三年十二月
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 170
AD 951 太祖踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 144
AD 948 to AD 950 漢乾祐中
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 136

Family

Kin of Sun Hanyin (孫漢英)
kin by marriage 戚裏 · Marriage
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 136

Career and standing

Found forgivable
Pardon in part · With Xu Qian (許遷) · Outcome Removed from prefecture only
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 148
AD 951 太祖踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 144

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation Ruled
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 144

Works and attributed material

Comforting edict
Edict · Author · With Xu Qian (許遷)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 145

Events and relationships

Appointed
Political · Appointing ruler · With Zhao Feng (趙鳳)
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 168
Campaigned west
AD 948 to AD 950 漢乾祐中 · Military · Commander · At Pu and Yong 蒲、雍
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 136

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 129Volume 129 Book of Later Zhou 31: Biographies 9: Chang Si, Di Guangye, Cao Ying, Li Yanyun, Li Hui, Li Jianchong, Wang Zhongyi, Sun Hanyin, Xu Qian, Zhao Feng, Qi Cangzhen, Wang Huan, Zhang Yanchao, Zhang Ying, Liu Renshan · 5 passages

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漢乾祐中，太祖西征蒲、雍，以漢英戚裏之分，奏於軍中指使。 In Han Qianyou, Taizu campaigned west against Pu and Yong and, because Hanyin was kin by marriage, had him assigned command in the army.

太祖踐阼，劉崇遣子鈞率兵寇平陽，路由於隰，賊眾攻城，城中兵少，遷感激指諭，士鬥兼倍，賊眾傷夷，尋自退去。 When Taizu acceded, Liu Chong sent his son Jun to raid Pingyang; the route passed Xi; rebels besieged the city with few defenders inside; Qian roused the men with passionate exhortation and they fought twice as hard; the rebels suffered heavy losses and soon withdrew.

太祖降詔撫諭，正授隰州刺史。 Taizu issued a comforting edict and formally appointed him prefect of Xi.

時陳觀為知府，素與遷不協，深劾其事，欲追遷對訟，太祖以事狀可原，但罷郡而已。 Chen Guan was then prefect, had long been at odds with Qian, impeached him deeply, and wished to summon him to answer the suit; Taizu found the matter forgivable and only removed him from office.

太祖聞其幹事，用為單州刺史，既剛忿不仁，得位逾熾，刑獄之間，尤為不道。 Taizu heard of his ability and made him prefect of Shan; in office he grew fiercer, crueler, and more lawless in punishments.