Five Dynasties · Official and Historian

Yin Zhuo 尹拙

Yǐn Zhuō

Attested AD 933

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yin Zhuo was an official and Historian.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 933 長興四年
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 87

Places and affiliations

Polity Later Tang 後唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 44, passage 87

References in the histories

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 44Volume 44 Book of Later Tang 20: Mingzong Annals 10 · 2 passages

秋七月丁丑，以著作佐郎尹拙為左拾遺，直史館。 On dingchou in the seventh month Yin Zhuo, Editorial Assistant, was made Left Reminder with concurrent duty in the Historiography Office.

國朝舊制，皆以畿赤尉直史館，今用諫官自拙始，從監修李愚奏也。 By old custom only capital-district magistrates served in the Historiography Office; using a remonstrance official began with Zhuo, at supervising compiler Li Yu's request.