Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official

Yuan Zhao 元昭

Attested AD 515 - AD 532

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Yuan Zhao as a general, official, and royal family member. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yuan Zhao 元昭 Yuan Zhao
Title Prince of Changshan 常山王 Changshan Wang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Official
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0020
  • Source Date: Text: 前廢帝時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 515 · End: AD 532
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:086:s0081

Career and standing

  • Label: General Who Conquers the South / 征南將軍 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0020
  • Title: Prince of Changshan / 常山王 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0020

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Action: led Wei's 150,000-man relief army toward Guoyang · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0020

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 32Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin · 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 86Volume 81: Qi Jun, Shan Wei, Liu Renzhi, Yuwen Zhongzhi · 1 passage