Overview
Zhao Jing was a statesman and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Zhenxian | 貞憲 | Zhēnxiàn |
Life and dates
Death
- died after five years as chief minister 輔政五年，卒 · Age 61Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Age
- 61Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Attested activity
- AD 794 罷陸贄、憬當國之際Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- AD 793 to AD 797 輔政五年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Son of Zhao Jing (趙憬之子)son 息Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 131
Career and standing
- chief minister 當國Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 111, 130
- chief minister 當國HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 111, 136
- Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太傅Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 132
- posthumous name Zhenxian 謚貞憲GrantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 132
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 111, 130
- At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
Learning and skills
- Skill statecraft 治道 · Level deeply-versedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 112
Works and attributed material
- Six Discourses on Examining Office 審官六議Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 113
- Six Discourses on Examining Office 審官六議Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 113-128
Events and relationships
- Built family temple from stipendRitual · BuilderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
- Did not assistDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
- Punished for lawbreakingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
- Punished for lawbreakingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
- ReappointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- Took control of governmentPolitical · MinisterDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- Urged statecraft principlesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 112
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment magnanimous for promoting former offenders · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
- austere and frugal; household like a Confucian scholar's despite high officeCharacterDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 133
- Item family temple 家廟 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
Source notes
- never accumulated property despite receiving stipendDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
References in the histories
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