Five Dynasties · General

Zhao Hui 趙暉

Died AD 955

Passages: 13
Chapters: 4
Histories: 2

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Hui as a general, military officer, and official. This record brings together 13 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Hui	趙暉	Zhao Hui
Alternate	Zhao Hui	趙暉	Zhao Hui
Personal	Zhao Hui	趙暉	Zhào Huī
Personal name	Zhao Hui	趙暉	Zhào Huī

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:102:s0118
Sex: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:053:s0015

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official

Life and dates

Death

Description: died / 卒 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0117

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾祐三年；克鳳翔 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0111
Source Date: Text: 乾祐二年 · Western Year: AD 949
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:102:s0118
Source Date: Text: 天福十二年；陜州來歸 · Western Year: AD 947
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0028
Source Date: Text: 趙暉為鳳翔節度使 · Western Interval: Start: AD 948 · End: AD 949
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:053:s0015
Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0117

Career and standing

Description: retired Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent / 太子太師致仕 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0117

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: took Fengxiang; Jingchong self-immolated · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾祐三年 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0111, xinwudaishi:010:s0171

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 102Volume 102 Book of Later Jin 4: Emperor Yin Annals 2 · 1 passage

癸亥，鎮州武行德、鳳翔趙暉並加檢校太師。 On guihai, Wu Xingde of Zhen Prefecture and Zhao Hui of Fengxiang were both given the additional title of Acting Grand Tutor.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage

庚子，太子太師致仕趙暉卒。 On gengzi retired Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent Zhao Hui died.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 3 passages

辛巳，陜州留後趙暉、潞州留後王守恩來歸。 On xinsi Zhao Hui, regent of Shanzhou, and Wang Shouen, regent of Luzhou, submitted.

三年春正月，西面行營都部署趙暉克鳳翔。 In the third year, in the first month of spring, Zhao Hui, overall commander of the western field army, captured Fengxiang.

壬子，趙暉獻馘俘。 On renzi Zhao Hui presented heads and prisoners taken in battle.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 53Volume 53 Miscellaneous Biographies 33: Wang Jinchong, Zhao Suwan, Murong Yanchao · 8 passages

朝廷患之，拜景崇邠州留後，以趙暉為鳳翔節度使。 The court, alarmed, named Jingchong acting governor of Binzhou and made Zhao Hui military governor of Fengxiang.

景崇乃叛，盡殺侯益家屬，與趙思綰共推李守貞為秦王，隱帝即以趙暉討之。 Jingchong rose in rebellion, slaughtered every member of Hou Yi's household, and with Zhao Siwan proclaimed Li Shouzhen King of Qin. Emperor Yin at once dispatched Zhao Hui against them.

景崇西招蜀人為助，蜀兵至寶雞，為暉將藥元福、李彥從所敗。 Jingchong called in Shu allies from the west. Shu forces reached Baoji but were beaten by Hui's generals Yao Yuanfu and Li Yancong.

暉攻鳳翔，塹而圍之，數以精兵挑戰，景崇不出。 Hui invested Fengxiang, threw up entrenchments, and laid siege. Again and again he sent elite troops to provoke a fight, but Jingchong refused to sally forth.

暉乃令千人潛之城南一舍，偽為蜀兵旗幟，循南山而下，聲言蜀救兵至矣，須臾塵起，景崇以為然，乃令數千人潰圍而出以為應。 Hui hid a thousand men a mile south of the city, flying Shu banners as they came down from the Southern Mountains, shouting that Shu relief was at hand. When dust billowed up, Jingchong took it for truth and sent several thousand men to burst through the siege in answer.

暉設伏以待之，景崇兵大敗，由是不敢復出。 Hui had laid an ambush. Jingchong's force was shattered, and afterward he never dared venture out again.

吾聞趙暉精兵皆在城北，今使公孫輦等燒城東門偽降，吾以牙兵擊其城北兵，脫使不成而死，猶勝於束手屯。」 I hear that Hui's best troops are all north of the wall. Let Gongsun Nian burn the east gate and pretend to surrender, while I hit the northern force with my household guard. If we fail and die, we still do better than waiting here to be taken."

遲明，輦燒東門將降，而府中火起，景崇自焚矣，輦乃降暉。 At dawn Nian set fire to the east gate and prepared to capitulate, but flames rose in the commandery. Jingchong burned himself alive, and Nian surrendered to Hui.