Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Zhao Guixian 趙貴先

Attested AD 783

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Guixian was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 783 李懷光叛河中
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passages 131-132

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 131

Events and relationships

Built ramparts
Military · Fortifier · At Tongzhou 同州
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 131
Surrendered after persuasion
Military · Surrenderer · With Pei Xiang (裴向)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 132
Relation Subordinate of · Person Li Huai'guang (李懷光)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 140, passage 131

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 140Volume 140 Biographies 65: Cui Miao, Two Pei's, Lu · 2 passages

李懷光叛河中，使其將趙貴先築壘於同州，紓奔奉天，而向領州務。 When Li Huai'guang rebelled in Hezhong he sent his general Zhao Guixian to build fortifications at Tongzhou; Shu fled to Fengtian while Xiang took charge of the prefecture.

貴先脅吏督役，不及期，將斬以徇，民皆駭散，向獨詣貴先壘開諭之，貴先乃降。 Guixian coerced clerks to drive the labor; when the deadline was missed he was about to behead a man as warning, and the people fled in terror; Xiang alone went to Guixian's camp and persuaded him, and Guixian then surrendered.