Ming · Official and Censor

Tao Houzhong 陶垕仲

Attested AD 1383

Passages
6
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Tao Houzhong as a judge and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

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Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Tao Houzhong 陶垕仲 Tao Houzhong
Courtesy Houzhong 垕仲 Houzhong
Surname Tao Tao
Given Zhu Zhu

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Judge
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 洪武十六年 · Western Year: AD 1383
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0048

Family

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  • Kinship Role: parents and brothers · Statement: sought reunion of parents and brothers · Quantity: unspecified
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0061

Career and standing

  • Label: investigating censor / 監察御史 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0048
  • Label: surveillance commissioner of Fujian / 福建按察使 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0051

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: austere integrity · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · mingshi:140:s0063

References in the histories

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History of Ming, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 28: Wei Guan, Tao Houzhong, Liu Shihuan, Wang Zongxian, Lu Wensui, Wang Guan, Dao Tong, Lu Xi, Qing Wensheng · 6 passages