Overview
Zhao Chou was a general and Official.
PeriodSui and Tang
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 889 後數月，卒Illness · At Chen prefecture government quarters 陳州官舍Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 239
Age
- 20AD 841 to AD 846 弱冠 · Reckoning Weak cap 弱冠Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 100
- 66AD 889 後數月，卒 · Reckoning Sui 年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 239
Attested activity
- youth before Huichang, before AD 841Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 97-99
- AD 883 中和三年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 116-119
- AD 874 to AD 879 乾符中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 105
- AD 885 五年八月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 232-233
- AD 841 to AD 846 唐會昌中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 102-104
- AD 884 四年四月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 130-131
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- AD 883 to AD 884 圍陳三百日Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 120-129
- AD 841 to AD 846 弱冠Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 100-101
- AD 889 後數月，卒Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 239-240
- AD 888 文德元年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
- AD 884 解圍之後Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 132-134
- AD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 106-115
- AD 889 龍紀元年三月Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 235-238
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhao Shuwen (趙叔文)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 96, 98
- Parent of Zhao Lu (趙麓)eldest son 長子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 115
- Sibling of Zhao Chang (趙昶)second brother 仲弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 115, 237
- Parent of Zhao Lin (趙霖)second son 次子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 115, 132
- Sibling of Zhao Xu (趙珝)youngest brother 季弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 115, 237
- Kinship Role brothers · Count 3Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 237
Origins and identity
- hereditary Zhongwu guard-officer family 忠武牙將Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 96
Career and standing
- honorary Minister of War 檢校兵部尚書AD 883 中和三年 · AddedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 118
- Minister of Works 司空AD 883 中和三年 · AddedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 119
- joint manager of affairs with the secretariat-chancellery 平章事AD 889 龍紀元年三月 · AddedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 235
- military commissioner of Cai 蔡州節度使AD 885 五年八月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 232
- honorary Minister of Education 檢校司徒AD 888 文德元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
- Taining military commissioner 泰寧軍節度使AD 888 文德元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
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- prefect of Chen 陳州刺史AD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安 · Appointed · At Chen prefecture 陳州Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 106, 108
- Zhongwu military commissioner 忠武軍節度使AD 889 龍紀元年三月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 235
- guard officer 牙校AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 101
- chief commandant of horse and foot 馬步都虞候AD 841 to AD 846 唐會昌中 · PromotedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 102, 104
- Zhexi military commissioner 浙西節度使AD 888 文德元年 · ReassignedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
- Right Vice Director 右僕射AD 883 中和三年 · TransferredDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 118
- Grand Marshal 太尉AD 889 後數月，卒 · Posthumously bestowedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 240
- Earl of Yingchuan 潁川縣伯AD 883 中和三年 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 119
- Begged to retireAD 889 龍紀元年三月 · Retirement soughtDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 238
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 102, 108, 132
- At Tianshui 天水 · Relation Ancestral placeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 95
- AD 889 後數月，卒At ancestral ground of Wankiu county 宛丘縣之先域 · Relation Buried atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 240
- AD 889 後數月，卒At Chen prefecture government quarters 陳州官舍 · Relation Died atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 239
- AD 888 文德元年At Wankiu 宛丘 · Relation Remained atDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
- AD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安At Chen prefecture 陳州 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 108
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- AD 889 龍紀元年三月At Chen prefecture 陳州 · Relation Seat of governmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 235
- Organization Zhongwu Army 忠武 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 96, 103, 235
Learning and skills
- Institution district school 鄉校Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 99
- Skill bow and sword 弓劍 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 100
- Skill recitation 誦讀 · Level surpassed peersDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 99
Works and attributed material
- urgent feather letter begging troops 羽書乞師Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 129
- memorial begging to retire 上表乞骸Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 238
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 109-110, 121-124
Events and relationships
- After the siege joined his beloved son in marriage with the Founder's houseDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 132
- Asked to erect a living shrine to the Founder at Chen and worshipped morning and eveningDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 133
- Chen men asked the Xu commander to put him in charge; emperor made him defend Chen as prefectAD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安 · Appointment · AppointeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 107-108
- Devised methods to recruit and soothe returning Chen and Xu refugeesAD 889 龍紀元年三月 · Administration · GovernorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 236
- Drilled neighborhood boys in battle formationsChildhood · LeaderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 97
- Followed father north and recovered Tianjing PassDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 102
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- Followed royal army against southern tribes; Zhongwu troops took many heads in the stream cavesAD 846 to AD 860 末幾，從王師征蠻 · Military · OfficerDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 103
- For years delivered levies first to the Founder and thereby kept his fameDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 134
- Gave all army and prefecture affairs to Chang and memorialized to retireDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 238
- Heightened walls, dredged moats, filled granaries, gathered grain, repaired arms, recruited bravesAD 880 to AD 881 黃巢陷長安 · Defense · Organizer · At Chen 陳州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 111-114
- Held Taining and Zhexi without leaving WankiuAD 888 文德元年 · Concurrent command · Office holderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
- Led several thousand horse and foot; drove the bandits southDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 105
- Opened gates and won every battle during the siegeAD 883 to AD 884 圍陳三百日 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 126
- Sallied with fire, attacked Chao's camp; heavy siege lifted; victory presented at the traveling palaceAD 884 四年四月 · Military · Garrison commanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 130-131
- Struck Meng Kai at Xiang county, routed the bandits, captured Meng Kai aliveDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 116-117
- Though few in troops, fought Zongquan daily from Chen and would not yieldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 233
- AD 841 to AD 846 唐會昌中Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 102
- AD 884 解圍之後Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passages 132-134
- AD 884 解圍之後Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 132
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment courage and resoluteness · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id The Founder (太祖)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 129
- Assessment loyal to the Tang house · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 132
- Assessment righteous, brave, and resolute · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 100
- Assessment strange intelligence in childhood · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 97
- Assessment the three brothers were called harmonious · Mode contemporary-reputationDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 237
- Assessment thousand-li colt who will enlarge the family · Mode speech Speaker Zhao Shuwen (趙叔文)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 98
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- silently recognized the Founder's heroism and lowered himself to attach his line for his descendantsCharacterDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 132
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 95
- held both Taining and Zhexi commands concurrently while remaining at WankiuDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 234
References in the histories
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