Zhang Maozhao (張茂昭)

Overview

Zhang Maozhao was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 810 張茂昭以易定入覲
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 103
AD 791 貞元七年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 150, passage 69

Key source chapters

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160 Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing 2 passages
Old Book of Tang, Chapter 150 Volume 146 Biographies 96: Xue Bo, Bao Fang, Li Ziliang, Li Shuo, Yan Shou, Xiao Xin, Du Ya, Wang Wei, Li Ruochu, Yu Qi, Lu Zheng, Yan Ping, Zheng Yuan, Du Jian, Pei Bin, Xue Pi 1 passage

Career and standing

exceptional court honors 恩禮殊尤
Received
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 103

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 103
At Yi and Ding 易定 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 103

Events and relationships

Came to court from Yi and Ding
Political · Subject
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 160, passage 103

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 150Volume 146 Biographies 96: Xue Bo, Bao Fang, Li Ziliang, Li Shuo, Yan Shou, Xiao Xin, Du Ya, Wang Wei, Li Ruochu, Yu Qi, Lu Zheng, Yan Ping, Zheng Yuan, Du Jian, Pei Bin, Xue Pi · 1 passage

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七年，定州張孝忠卒，以謜領義武軍節度大使、易定觀察等使，以定州刺史張茂昭為留後。 In the seventh year, Zhang Xiaozhong of Dingzhou died; Song was appointed military commissioner of the Yiwu Army and observation commissioner for Yi and Ding, with Zhang Maozhao, prefect of Dingzhou, as deputy commissioner.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 160Volume 156 Biographies 106: Yu Di, Han Hong, Wang Zhixing · 2 passages

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及張茂昭以易定入覲，程權以滄景歸朝，故恩禮殊尤，以勸來者。 When Zhang Maozhao came to court from Yi and Ding and Cheng Quan returned from Cang and Jing, the court lavished exceptional honors to encourage others to follow.

而於頔以文吏之職，居腹心之地，而倔強犯命，不獲已而入朝，豈茂昭之比乎！ Yet Di, a civil official holding a post in the empire's heartland, had defied the throne and come to court only under compulsion—how can he be compared to Maozhao!