Wen Zhaotu (温昭图) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Wen Zhaotu as a general, military officer, official, and rebel. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Wen Zhaotu	温昭图	Wen Zhaotu
Personal	Wen Zhaotu	溫昭圖
Personal name	Wen Zhaotu	温昭图	Wen Zhaotu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · xinwudaishi:003:s0032

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 龍德元年春正月甲辰 · Regnal Year: 1 · Season: spring · Lunar Month: 1 · Sexagenary Day: 甲辰 · Western Year: AD 921
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0201, jiuwudaishi:010:s0204
Source Date: Text: 貞明六年六月 · Regnal Year: 6 · Lunar Month: 6 · Western Year: AD 920
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:010:s0041
Source Date: Text: 贞明元年 · Western Year: AD 915
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:003:s0032

Career and standing

Labels: Kuangguo Army military commissioner / 匡國軍節度, Chen, Xu, and Cai observation and disposition commissioner / 陳許蔡等州觀察處置等使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0204
Label: Chongzhou military commissioner / 崇州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0041
Labels: Hedong circuit Western Campaign liaison commissioner / 河東道行營西面應接使, former Jingsheng Army military commissioner / 前靜勝軍節度, Chongyu and other prefectures observation and disposition commissioner / 崇裕等州觀察處置等使, Specially Advanced / 特進, honorary Grand Commandant / 檢校太尉, co-equal chief minister / 同平章事 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0204

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: defector · Action: broke-with-Qi-and-submitted-to-Liang · Place: Yaozhou / 耀州 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 贞明元年 · Western Year: AD 915
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0032
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led troops to attack Tongzhou
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:010:s0041

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 2 passages

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六月，遣兗州節度使劉鄩、華州節度使尹皓、崇州節度使溫昭圖、莊宅使段凝領軍攻同州。 In the sixth month Liu Yan of Yan, Yin Hao of Hua, Wen Zhaotu of Chong, and Duan Ning of the Manor Estates marched on Tongzhou.

甲辰，以河東道行營西面應接使、前靜勝軍節度、崇裕等州觀察處置等使、特進、檢校太尉、同平章事溫昭圖為匡國軍節度、陳許蔡等州觀察處置等使。 On jiachen Wen Zhaotu was made Kuangguo military commissioner and observation commissioner of Chen, Xu, and Cai.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors · 1 passage

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耀州温昭图叛于岐，来附。 Wen Zhaotu of Yaozhou broke with Qi and submitted to Liang.