Zhao Du (趙都) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Du as an official and scholar. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Du	趙都	Zhao Du
Personal name	Zhao Du	趙都	Zhao Du

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:073:s0033

Roles

Official
Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 莊宗同光 · Western Interval: Start: AD 923 · End: AD 926
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:073:s0033

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73 Book of Later Tang 49: Biographies 25: Mao Zhang, Nie Yu, Wen Tao, Duan Ning, Kong Qian, Li Ye · 1 passage

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鄭玨之再主禮闈也，與鄉人趙都俱赴鄉薦，都納賄於玨，人報翌日登第，嶼聞不捷，詬來人以嚇之，玨懼，俾俱成名。 When Zheng Jue again oversaw the civil examinations, Nie and his fellow townsman Zhao Du both sought provincial recommendation. Du paid Jue a bribe, and word spread that he would pass the next day. On learning he had failed, Nie cursed the messenger in a deliberate attempt to intimidate him. Frightened, Jue saw to it that both men passed.