Ancient China · Official and Military Officer

Zhao Yang 趙鞅

Zhào Yǎng

Attested BC 497 - BC 493

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Zhao Yang was an official and Military Officer.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 497 晉趙鞅圍范、中行於朝歌
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 61
BC 497 to BC 493 趙鞅以晉陽之兵叛入於晉
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 121

Key source chapters

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 61; New Book of Tang 178, passage 121
At Jinyang 晉陽 · Relation Based at
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 121

Events and relationships

Besieged
Military · Commander · At Zhaoge 朝歌
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 61
led Jinyang troops in rebellion and entered Jin 以晉陽之兵叛入於晉
Military · Commander · Rebelled and returned · At Jin 晉
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 121

Assessments and attributes

Assessment commended for driving out the wicked at the ruler's side to secure his lord · Mode named-source-report Source Work Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 121

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 121

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 1 passage

晉趙鞅圍范、中行於朝歌。 Zhao Yang of Jin besieged Fan and Zhonghang at Zhaoge.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 178Volume 178 Biographies 103: Liu Fen · 1 passage

臣謹按《春秋》，晉趙鞅以晉陽之兵叛入於晉，書其歸者，能逐君側之惡以安其君，故《春秋》善之。 I respectfully examine the Spring and Autumn Annals: Zhao Yang of Jin led the troops of Jinyang in rebellion and entered Jin; the Annals record his return because he drove out the wicked at the ruler's side to secure his lord — therefore the Annals commend him.