Tuoba Yanzhao (拓拔彥昭)

Overview

Tuoba Yanzhao was a Tribal Leader.

PeriodFive Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

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AD 940 context
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 125, passage 121

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 125Volume 125 Book of Later Zhou 27: Biographies 5: Lie Chuanwu, Zhao Hui, Wang Shou'en, Kong Zhijun, Wang Jihong, Feng Hui, Gao Yunquan, Zhe Congruan, Wang Rao, Sun Fangjian · 1 passage

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党項拓拔彥昭者，州界部族之大者，暉至來謁，厚加待遇，仍為治第，豐其服玩，因留之不令歸部。 Tuoba Yanzhao of the Tangut was the most powerful tribal leader in the region. When he came to pay his respects, Hui treated him lavishly, built him a residence, furnished him with rich clothing and ornaments, and detained him so that he could not return to his tribe.