Overview
Zhao Dian was an official and Scholar.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongjing | 仲經 | Zhòngjīng |
| Posthumous name | Marquis Xian | 獻侯 | Xian Hou |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 168 to AD 175 會病卒Cause IllnessDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 295
Attested activity
- AD 147 to AD 175 career from succession through death and posthumous honorsDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passages 277-278, 280, 289, 295-296
- AD 147 建和初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 30, passages 274-276
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Zhao Qian (趙謙)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 297
- Kin of Zhao Wen (趙溫)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 297
- Sibling of Elder brother of Zhao Dianelder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 297
- Child of Zhao Jie (趙戒)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 272
- Child of Father of Zhao Dianfather 父Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 277
Career and standing
- teacher with distant disciples 弟子自遠方至Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 273
- Gentleman Consultant 議郎AD 147 建和初 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 274
- colonel of the city gates 城門校尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 279
- commandant of the guards 衛尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 293
- grand administrator of Hongnong 弘農太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 278
- junior minister of Changle 長樂少府AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 293
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- Palace Attendant 侍中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 274
- court architect 將作大匠TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 279
- grand coachman 太仆TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 284
- grand herald 大鴻臚TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 279
- grand master of ceremonies 太常TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 284
- privy treasurer 少府TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 279
- right administrator of Fufeng 右扶風TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 278
- inherited fief/title 襲封InheritedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 277
- posthumous seals 贈印綬Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 296
- Marquis Xian 獻侯Posthumously namedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 296
- EnteredLeft office · Cause Official matterDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 279
- EnteredDismissed · Cause Remonstrance contrary to imperial intentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 288
- charged for unauthorized mourning journey 執處其罪ChargedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 292
- redeemed with rent by ministers' memorial 以租自贖PardonedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 292
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 274, 278-279
- At Chengdu in Shu commandery 蜀郡成都Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 271
- At Fufeng 扶風 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 278
- At his fief 國 · Relation Retired toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 288
- At Hongnong 弘農 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 278
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zhao Dian (趙典)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 280-282
- Remonstrance · Speaker · With Emperor Huan (桓帝) · Mode remonstrance Speaker Zhao Dian (趙典)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 275
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Zhao Dian (趙典)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 289-290
Events and relationships
- Advised court on omens and policyScholarly · ConsultantDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 285-286
- Court envoys mourning sacrificeRitual · DeceasedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 295
- Lectured inside palaceScholarly · Palace lecturerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 274
- Memorialized against unmerited enfeoffmentsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 280-283
- Opposed enlarging Hong PoolDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 275-276
- Recommended as state teacherPolitical · NomineeDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 294
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- Rode to capital against banDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passages 289, 291
- Shared imperial gifts with poor studentsPersonal · BenefactorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 287
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment answered from the classics without trimming his words · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 286
- Assessment demoted for righteousness · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 329
- Assessment earnest in learning and broadly informed · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 294
- Assessment earnest, retiring, broadly learned; disciples came from afar · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 273
- Assessment praised for righteousness by high ministers · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 292
- Item seal ribbons and tallies 印綬符策 · Relation SurrenderedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 291
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 271
References in the histories
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