Song, Liao, and Jin · Official and Strategist

Zhao Xishao 趙希邵

Attested AD 1220 - AD 1238

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Xishao was an official and Strategist.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1220 to AD 1238 undated Jizhou campaign against Heshan bandits
Dated from the passage context · History of Song 410, passage 227

Career and standing

traveler 過客
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 227
acting county magistrate 攝邑
Commissioned
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 227

Places and affiliations

Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 227

Events and relationships

Helped smash Heshan bandit hideouts under Yinglings commission
Military · Acting magistrate
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 227

Assessments and attributes

Assessment had ability and resourcefulness · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Yingling (應鈴)
Directly stated · History of Song 410, passage 227

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 410Volume 410 Biographies 169: Lou Ji, Shen Huan, Shu Lin, Cao Yanyue, Fan Yingling, Xu Jingsun · 1 passage

應鈴察過客趙希邵有才略，檄之攝邑，調郡兵，結隅保，分道搗其巢穴，禽之，誅其為首者七人，一鄉以定。 Yingling saw that the traveler Zhao Xishao had ability and resourcefulness. He commissioned him to act as county magistrate, called up prefectural troops, organized local defense units, and sent columns by different routes to smash their hideouts. The ringleaders were captured; seven chief offenders were executed, and the township was pacified.