Overview
The translated histories identify Wu Yanzuo as an aristocrat, military officer, official, and statesman. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wu Yanzuo | 吳延祚 | Wu Yanzuo |
| Personal | Wu Yanzuo | 吴延祚 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xinwudaishi:012:s0130
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Military Officer
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 显德六年三月 · Western Year: AD 959Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:012:s0130
- Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:119:s0023, jiuwudaishi:120:s0049
Career and standing
- Label: Acting regent of the Eastern Capital / 權東京留守 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0023
- Label: Grand Councilor / 樞密使 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0092
Events and relationships
- Kind: public-works · Role: director · Action: stemmed-Yellow-River-breach · Place: Yuanwu / 原武Explicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0081
References in the histories
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