Overview
Zhao Feng was an official and Bandit.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- AD 953 廣順三年十二月Ordered to take his own lifeDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 170
- AD 954 十二月壬子Granted death after popular lawsuitsDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
Attested activity
- AD 953 廣順三年十二月Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 170
- AD 948 乾祐初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 162
- AD 951 廣順初Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 165
- AD 954 十二月壬子Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
- AD 936 to AD 944 天福中Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 156
- AD 951 to AD 953 太祖聞其幹事Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 168
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- AD 936 to AD 947 契丹主署為羽林軍使Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 159
- AD 937 to AD 942 安重榮鎮常山Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 155
- AD 947 晉末Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 160
- AD 950 漢末Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 164
- AD 947 漢祖即位Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 161
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Zhao Feng (趙鳳父)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 163
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 129 Volume 129 Book of Later Zhou 31: Biographies 9: Chang Si, Di Guangye, Cao Ying, Li Yanyun, Li Hui, Li Jianchong, Wang Zhongyi, Sun Hanyin, Xu Qian, Zhao Feng, Qi Cangzhen, Wang Huan, Zhang Yanchao, Zhang Ying, Liu Renshan 10 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 113 Volume 113 Book of Later Zhou 15: Taizu Annals 4 1 passage
Career and standing
- killer and plunderer 殺人暴掠Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 154
- Dragon Martial General 龍武將軍AD 948 乾祐初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 162
- inspector of Song, Bo, and Su 宋亳宿三州巡檢使AD 951 廣順初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 165
- defense commissioner of Su 宿州防禦使AD 947 晉末 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 160
- march commander of Heyang 河陽行軍司馬AD 947 漢祖即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 161
- commander of the Feathered Forest Army 羽林軍使AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 159
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- prefect of Shan 單州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 168
- Shanzhou prefect 單州刺史Formerly heldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
- commander of the Feathered Forest Guard 羽林都指揮使PromotedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 159
- Grand General of the Right Thousand-Ox Guard 右千牛衛大將軍AD 948 起復 · Recalled and appointedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 163
- defense commissioner of Su 宿州防禦使AD 947 漢祖即位 · RelievedDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 161
- CondemnedCapital sentence · Outcome Broke fetters, leaped prison wall, escapedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 155
- DegradedAD 953 廣順三年十二月 · Stripped of offices and ranksDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 170
- granted death 賜死Sentenced to death · Reason sued by the peopleDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Han 後漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 161
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation Served
- Polity Id liao · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passages 159-160
- At Zaoqiang County, Ji Prefecture 冀州棗強縣Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 153
- At Bei and Ji 貝、冀 · Relation Operated on frontierDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 159
- At Eastern Capital 東京 · Relation Traveled toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 160
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- At Shanzhou 單州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
Learning and skills
- Subject books 書 · Stage childhoodDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 153
- PassedCredential child-candidate examination 童子Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 153
Events and relationships
- Entered father mourning then recalledAD 948 丁父憂，起復 · Ritual · MournerDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 163
- Fled prisonLegal · EscapeeDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 155
- Followed to Eastern CapitalDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 160
- Neighborhood spared from lootingAD 950 漢末 · Military · Resident · Outcome Soldiers dared not violate his laneDated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 164
- Presented toAD 936 to AD 944 晉天福中 · Political · Client · With Zhao Yanshou (趙延壽) · At Fanyang 范陽 · Mode named-source-report Source Work Song History, Biography of Jing Hanru 宋史·荊罕儒傳Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 158
- Seized wives and daughters and extorted for suburban riteLegal · OffenderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 169
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- Used bandit chiefs to capture banditsLegal · Inspector · Outcome Praised as capable; many common families ruinedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 166
- Relation Joined · Person Zhao Yanshou (趙延壽)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 156
- Relation Enlisted under · Person An Chongrong (安重榮)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 155
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment fierce bully of great strength · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 154
- Assessment fiercer, crueler, and more lawless in punishments once in office · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 168
- Assessment people admired his bold courage · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 164
- Assessment skilled at courting favor with lavish gifts that won praise masking his crimes · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 167
- Assessment the people of Bei and Ji suffered him daily · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 159
- Assessment thought capable at catching bandits, yet ruined many common families · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 129, passage 166
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 113, passage 97
References in the histories
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