Zhao Dejun (趙德鈞) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Dejun as a general, military officer, official, and warlord. This record brings together 13 passages from 6 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Dejun	趙德鈞	Zhao Dejun
Given name	Dejun	德鈞
Title	Grand Commandant	太尉
Surname	Zhao	趙	Zhao
Personal name	Zhao Dejun	趙德鈞	Zhao Dejun
Personal name	Zhao Dejun	趙德鈞	Zhào Déjūn
Personal name	Zhao Dejun	趙德鈞
Personal name	Zhao Dejun	赵德钧	Zhao Dejun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0175, xinwudaishi:007:s0097, xinwudaishi:029:s0011
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:127:s0051, liaoshi:076:s0033
Value: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:008:s0040

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Expression: died / 卒 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 937
Explicit · liaoshi:076:s0041

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 十一月戊子 · Western Year: AD 936
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:007:s0097
Source Date: Text: 天成四年二月 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0006
Source Date: Text: 天成四年夏四月 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0049
Source Date: Text: 天成四年春正月 · Western Year: AD 929
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:040:s0175
Source Date: Text: 明年 · Western Year: AD 937
Explicit · liaoshi:076:s0041
Source Date: Text: 梁開平初 · Western Year: AD 907
Explicit · liaoshi:076:s0033
Source Date: Text: 清泰三年 · Western Year: AD 936
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:127:s0051
Source Date: Text: 紀年語境（天福1年） · Western Year: AD 936
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:008:s0040
Source Date: Text: 高祖即位 · Western Year: AD 936
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:029:s0011

Family

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Parent of Father of Zhao Zan (趙讚之父)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Generation Distance: 1
Ancestor of Zhao Zan (趙讚)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
Parent of Zhao Yanshou (趙延壽)
Kinship Term: adopted as son / 養以為子 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Parent of Zhao Yanshou (趙延壽)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: father and son / 父子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

Label: concurrent Attendant-in-Chief / 兼侍中 · Action: added
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0006
Label: northern campaign headquarters commissioner / 北面行營招討使 · Action: added
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0049
Label: Youzhou military commissioner / 幽州節度使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0175
Status: defector from Later Tang · Action: surrendered and was fettered by the Khitan
Explicit · xinwudaishi:008:s0040

Works and attributed material

Kind: memorial · Role: author
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:040:s0175

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: rebel-suspect · Action: harbored-disloyal-intent
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:127:s0051

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 40Volume 40 Book of Later Tang 16: Mingzong Annals 6 · 4 passages

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幽州節度使趙德鈞加兼侍中。 Zhao Dejun of Youzhou received attendant-in-chief rank.

幽州節度使趙德鈞奏：「臣孫讚，年五歲，默念《論語》、《孝經》，舉童子，於汴州取解就試。」 Zhao Dejun of Youzhou reported: "My grandson Zan, five years old, memorized the Analects and Classic of Filial Piety as a child candidate and sought to sit the qualifying exams at Bian."

詔曰：「都尉之子，太尉之孫，能念儒書，備彰家訓，不勞就試，特與成名。 The court replied: "As son of a commandant and grandson of a grand commandant, reciting Confucian classics and showing family teaching, he need not sit the exam—

壬戌，幽州節度使趙德鈞兼北面行營招討使，鎮州節度使範延光加檢校太傅。 On renxu Zhao Dejun of Youzhou became northern campaign commissioner and Fan Yanguang of Zhen inspector grand mentor.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 127Volume 127 Book of Later Zhou 29: Biographies 7: Lu Wenji, Ma Yisun, He Ning, Su Yugui, Jing Fan · 1 passage

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未幾，趙德鈞父子有異志，官寨危急，君臣計無所出。 Soon Zhao Dejun and his son showed disloyal intent. The camp was desperate and court and emperor found no plan.

History of Liao, Chapter 76Volume 76 Biographies 6: Yelu Jieli, Yelu Balide, Yelu Shuogu, Yelu Lubugu, Zhao Yanshou, Gao Mohan, Zhao Siwen, Yelu Oulisi, Zhang Li · 5 passages

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梁開平初，滄州節度使劉守文陷蓚，其稗將趙德鈞獲延壽，養以為子。 Early in the Liang Kaiping era, when Cangzhou military governor Liu Shouwen seized Shuo, his lieutenant Zhao Dejun captured Yanshou and adopted him as a son.

會敬達敗保晉安寨，延壽與德鈞往救，聞晉安已破，走團柏峪。 When Jingda was beaten back and held Jin'an stockade, Yanshou and Dejun marched to relieve him; learning that Jin'an had already fallen, they fled to Tuanbai Valley.

太宗追及，延壽與其父俱降。 Taizong caught up with them, and Yanshou and his father both surrendered.

明年，德鈞卒，以延壽為幽州節度使，封燕王。 The following year Dejun died; Yanshou was appointed military governor of Youzhou and enfeoffed as King of Yan.

會石敬瑭起兵，唐主以礪為招討判官，從趙德鈞援張敬達於河東。 When Shi Jingtang rebelled, the Tang ruler made Li judge on the pacification campaign and sent him with Zhao Dejun to relieve Zhang Jingda in Hedong.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 7Volume 7 Later Tang Annals 4: Deposed Emperors · 1 passage

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十一月戊子，盧龍軍節度使趙德鈞為行營都統。 On wuzi of the eleventh month Zhao Dejun of Lulong became commander-in-chief of the field army.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 8Volume 8 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu · 1 passage

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甲戌，趙德鈞及其子延壽叛於唐來降，契丹鎖之以歸。 On jiaxu Zhao Dejun and Yanshou defected from Tang; the Khitan bound them and led them away.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 29Volume 29 Later Jin Biographies 9: Sang Weihan, Jing Yanguang, Wu Luan · 1 passage

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耶律德光已许诺，而赵德钧亦以重赂啖德光，求助己以篡唐。 Yelü Deguang had promised—but Zhao Dejun bribed him to put himself on Tang’s throne instead.