Qin and Han · Official and General

Zhao Wei 趙韙

Attested AD 188 - AD 194

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Wei as a general, official, and rebel. This record brings together 9 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Zhao Wei	趙韙	Zhao Wei
Given	Wei	韙
Surname	Zhao	趙
Personal name	Zhao Wei	趙韙

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · sanguozhi:031:s0141

Roles

General
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded / 斬 · Authority Person Ids: Pang Le (龐樂), Li Yi (李異)
Explicit · sanguozhi:031:s0068

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 出為監軍使者，領益州牧 · Western Year: AD 188
Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:031:s0141
Source Date: Text: 興平元年 · Western Year: AD 194
Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:031:s0049

Career and standing

Label: director of the Imperial Granary / 太倉令 · Action: held
Explicit · sanguozhi:031:s0139, sanguozhi:031:s0141

Places and affiliations

Place: Baxi / 巴西
Explicit · sanguozhi:031:s0141

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: attacked · Other Person Id: Liu Zhang (劉璋)
Explicit · sanguozhi:031:s0063

References in the histories

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Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 31Volume 31: Book of Shu 1: Biographies of the Two Governor Lius · 9 passages

巴西趙韙去官，俱隨焉。 Zhao Wei of Baxi, director of the Imperial Granary, resigned his post, and both men went with Liu Yan.

州大吏趙韙等貪璋溫仁，共上璋為益州刺史，詔書因以為監軍使者，領益州牧，以韙為征東中郎將，率眾擊劉表。 Senior officers led by Zhao Wei, liking Liu Zhang’s mild temper, jointly nominated him inspector of Yizhou. The court named him military overseer and governor of the province, appointed Zhao Wei general of the east who expands might, and ordered him to campaign against Liu Biao.

璋使趙韙進攻荊州，屯朐䏰。 Liu Zhang dispatched Zhao Wei against Jingzhou; he encamped at Quyi.

後羲與璋情好攜隙，趙韙稱兵內向，眾散見殺，皆由璋明斷少而外言入故也。 Later Pang Xi and Liu Zhang fell out; Zhao Wei turned his army on Chengdu, his troops melted away, and he was killed—all because Liu Zhang seldom judged matters for himself and let rumor rule his court.

趙韙素得人心，璋委任之。 Zhao Wei enjoyed wide popularity, and Liu Zhang leaned on him heavily.

韙因民怨謀叛，乃厚賂荊州請和，陰結州中大姓，與俱起兵，還擊璋。 Playing on popular anger, Zhao Wei plotted revolt: he bought a truce with Jingzhou in secret, won the great clans of the province, and marched on Chengdu against Liu Zhang.

蜀郡、廣漢、犍為皆應韙。 Shu, Guanghan, and Qianwei all rose in his name.

咸同心並力助璋，皆殊死戰，遂破反者，進攻韙於江州。 closed ranks behind Liu Zhang and fought to the last man. They shattered the rebels and drove the siege against Zhao Wei at Jiangzhou.

韙將龐樂、李異反殺韙軍，斬韙。 Zhao Wei’s own generals Pang Le and Li Yi mutinied, cut down his troops, and took his head.