Overview
Zhao Chou was a Military Governor and General.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 889 to AD 895 後將老乃卒Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 85
Attested activity
- AD 885 中和五年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passage 82
- AD 841 to AD 846 會昌中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passage 63
- AD 880 to AD 884 黃巢入長安至圍陳Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passages 64, 69, 71, 79, 81
- AD 889 龍紀初Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 189, passages 84-85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhao Shuwu (趙叔文)father 父Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 61
- Parent of Zhao Pin (趙珝)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 99
- Sibling of Zhao Chang (趙昶)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 85
- sons and younger brothers 子弟Kinship Role 子弟 · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 67
Career and standing
- staff general 牙將Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 59
- military governor of Taining 泰寧節度Added concurrentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 83
- military governor of Zhexi 浙西節度Added concurrentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 83
- Grand Councillor 同中書門下平章事AD 889 龍紀初 · Advanced toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 84
- prefect of Chen 刺史AD 880 黃巢入長安 · Appointed · At Chen 陳Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 64
- Acting Grand Mentor 檢校司徒GrantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 83
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- military governor of the Zhongwu Army 忠武軍節度AD 889 龍紀初 · Held · At Chen prefecture 陳州Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 84
- military governor of the Zhangyi Army 彰義軍節度使AD 885 中和五年 · Promoted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 82
- Acting Minister of Works 檢校司空AD 883 to AD 885 僖宗嘉其功 · Promoted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 70
- senior commander 大校AD 841 to AD 846 會昌中 · Promoted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 63
- Grand Commandant 太尉Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 85
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Active inDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 59
- At Wanqiu, Chen prefecture 陳州宛丘Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 59
- At Chen prefecture 陳州 · Relation GovernedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 84
- Organization Zhongwu Army 忠武軍 · Relation Served inDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 59, 63
Learning and skills
- took to books 喜書Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 62
- Skill archery 射 · Level excellentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 62
- Skill swordsmanship 擊劍Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 62
Works and attributed material
- Proclamation · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 72-74
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 65
Events and relationships
- Broke siege with Bian aidAD 883 to AD 884 圍凡三百日 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 80-81
- Campaign Luzhou Tianjing and southAD 841 to AD 846 會昌中 · Military · OfficerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 63
- CapturedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 69
- Defeated rebels in sortiesAD 883 to AD 884 巢圍陳 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 76, 79
- Fortified ChenMilitary · DefenderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 66-67
- Relation Attached to · Person Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 87
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- Relation Sought aid from · Person Zhu Quanzhong (朱全忠)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 79
- Relation Entrusted military affairs to · Person Zhao Chang (趙昶)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 85
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Zhao Chang (趙昶)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passages 85, 94
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment held lone Chen against the rebels until Chao perished · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 86
- Assessment tribute and levies aided Zhu Quanzhong ahead of other circuits · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 87
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 189, passage 59
References in the histories
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