Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General

Zhao Gui 趙貴

Attested AD 534 - AD 557

Passages: 12
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Gui as an aristocrat, general, named individual, and official. This record brings together 12 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Gui	趙貴	Zhao Gui
Title	Duke of Chu	楚國公
Title	Duke of Chu Gui	楚公貴
Title	Duke of Nanyang	南陽公
Personal name	Zhao Gui	趙貴	Zhao Gui

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · zhoushu:003:s0016, zhoushu:017:s0035
Sex: male
Explicit · zhoushu:004:s0023

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Named Individual
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元年二月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0063
Source Date: Text: 十二月甲午 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit event contextual date · zhoushu:004:s0022, zhoushu:004:s0023
Source Date: Text: 十五年 · Western Year: AD 549
Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0093
Source Date: Text: 翊戴太祖 · Western Year: AD 534
Explicit · zhoushu:017:s0035
Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝三年 · Western Year: AD 556
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0016

Career and standing

Label: Grand Chancellor / 大冢宰 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0154
Label: Grand Tutor / 太傅 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0154
Title: Duke of Chu / 楚國公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0056
Status: executed · Action: suffered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年二月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0063

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: rebel · Action: plotted-rebellion · Outcome: executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元年二月丁亥 · Western Year: AD 557
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0063
Kind: envoy · Role: envoy · Action: presented-investiture · Other Person Id: Emperor Xiaomin (孝閔皇帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 魏恭帝三年 · Western Year: AD 556
Explicit · zhoushu:003:s0016

References in the histories

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Book of Zhou, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Xiaomin · 6 passages

使大宗伯趙貴持節奉冊書曰：「咨爾周公，帝王之位弗有常，有德者受命，時乃天道。 The Grand Director of Ritual Zhao Gui was sent with the staff of authority and the book of investiture, which declared: “O Duke of Zhou, the throne is not forever fixed; the virtuous receive the mandate—such is Heaven’s way.

以大司徒、趙郡公李弼為太師，大宗伯、南陽公趙貴為太傅、大冢宰，大司馬、河內公獨孤信為太保、大宗伯，柱國、中山公護為大司馬。 Li Bi, Duke of Zhao and Grand Minister of the Masses, became Grand Preceptor; Zhao Gui, Duke of Nanyang and Grand Director of Ritual, Grand Tutor and Grand Chancellor; Dugu Xin, Duke of Henei and Grand Marshal, Grand Protector and Grand Director of Ritual; and Hu of Zhongshan, Pillar of State and Grand Marshal.

於是封太師李弼為趙國公，太傅趙貴為楚國公，太保獨孤信為衛國公，大司寇于謹為燕國公，大司空侯莫陳崇為梁國公，大司馬、中山公護為晉國公，邑各萬戶。 Grand Preceptor Li Bi became Duke of Zhao; Grand Tutor Zhao Gui, Duke of Chu; Grand Protector Dugu Xin, Duke of Wei; Grand Minister of Justice Yu Jin, Duke of Yan; Grand Minister of Works Houmochen Chong, Duke of Liang; and Grand Marshal the Duke of Zhongshan, Hu, Duke of Jin—each with ten thousand households.

丁亥，楚國公趙貴謀反，伏誅。 On dinghai Zhao Gui, Duke of Chu, plotted rebellion and was put to death.

而朕不明，不能輯睦，致使楚公貴不悅于朕，與万俟幾通、叱奴興、王龍仁、長孫僧衍等陰相假署，圖危社稷。 Yet We failed to keep harmony, and Duke of Chu Gui, displeased with Us, joined Moqi Jitong, Chinu Xing, Wang Longren, Zhangsun Sengyan, and others in secret plots against the state.

《書》曰「善善及後世，惡惡止其身」，其貴、通、興、龍仁罪止一家，僧衍止一房，餘皆不問。 As the Documents says: “Extend reward to the descendants of the good; let punishment for evil stop with the evildoer.” Gui, Jitong, Xing, and Longren’s guilt ends with their households; Sengyan’s with his branch; the rest shall not be implicated.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Ming · 1 passage

元氏子女自坐趙貴等事以來，所有沒入為官口者，悉宜放免。」 Since the Yuan imperial clan was implicated in the Zhao Gui affair and after, all sons and daughters confiscated as government bond-slaves should be released and freed."

Book of Zhou, Chapter 17Volume 17 Biographies 9: Liang Yu; Guo Ganhui; Yi Feng; Liu Liang; Wang De · 5 passages

及岳為侯莫陳悅所害，惠與寇洛、趙貴等同謀翊戴太祖。 When Houmochen Yue killed Heba Yue, Gan Hui joined Kou Luo, Zhao Gui, and others in raising up Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai.

齊神武兵乃萃於左軍，軍將趙貴等與戰不利，諸軍因之並退。 Gao Huan then concentrated against the left wing; Zhao Gui and the other commanders there were beaten, and the whole army fell back.

及岳被害，峯與趙貴等同謀翊戴太祖。 When Heba Yue was killed, Yi Feng joined Zhao Gui and the others in raising up Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai.

太祖乃令峯與都督趙貴等率輕騎赴洛陽。 Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai then sent Yi Feng with Zhao Gui and others at the head of light cavalry to Luoyang.

十五年，東魏圍潁川，峰與趙貴赴援。 In the fifteenth year Eastern Wei besieged Yingchuan; Yi Feng and Zhao Gui marched to its relief.