Overview
Zhao Yanshen was an official and Courtier.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern QiBook of Zhou
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Yin | 隱 | Yǐn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 576 七年六月Sudden illness · Age Value: 70Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 144
Age
- 10Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 108
- 3Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 153
- 5Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 154
Attested activity
- AD 576 七年六月Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 144
- AD 568 世祖崩Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 84
- AD 561 to AD 565 世祖踐祚Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 40, passage 10
- AD 560 乾明元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 31, passage 152
- AD 571 和士開死後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 182, 189
- AD 573 四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passages 141-142
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- AD 550 天保初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 133
- AD 570 to AD 575 將廢趙彥深Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 219
- AD 549 to AD 549 常侍趙彥深Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 18, passage 191
- AD 573 武平三年後Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 169
- AD 571 武平二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 141
- AD 565 武成Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 148-149, 152
- AD 564 河清三年Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 62
- AD 563 河清二年三月丙戌Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 7, passage 48
- AD 562 河清元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 140
- AD 560 to AD 576 皇建以還Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 146
- AD 540 to AD 547 神武時Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 90
- AD 550 禪代Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 30, passage 113
- AD 560 to AD 570 趙彥深Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 47, passage 148
- AD 550 to AD 565 趙彥深嘗謂耀Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 82
- AD 573 車駕將適晉陽Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 43, 46
- AD 560 遵彥死Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 177
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Zhao Nan (趙難)great-grandfather 高祖父 · 4 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 103
- Descendant of Zhao Xi (趙熹)descendant 後Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 102
- Child of Zhao Fengbo (趙奉伯)father 父Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 105
- Child of Lady Fu (傅氏)mother 母Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passages 107, 152
- Parent of Zhao Zhongjiang (趙仲將)son 子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 160
- Parent of Zhao Shujian (趙叔堅)son 子Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 168
- Kinship Role sons · Count 7Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 160
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 38 Volume 38 Biographies 30: Xin Shu; Yuan Wenyao; Zhao Yanshen 35 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 39 Volume 39 Biographies 31: Cui Jishu; Zu Ting 8 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 43 Volume 43 Biographies 35: Li Zhilian; Feng Shu; Xu Dun; Yang Lie; Yuan Biao 3 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 47 Volume 47 Biographies 39: Cruel Officials 3 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 30 Volume 30 Biographies 22: Cui Xian; Gao Dezheng; Cui Ang 2 passages
Career and standing
- copyist / clerical guest 賤客供寫書Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 112
- director of the Palace Library 秘書監AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 133
- minister of works 司空AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 141
- minister over the masses 司徒AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 142
- Attendant-in-Ordinary and Director of the Masters of Writing 侍中尚書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 148
- merit officer 功曹參軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 90
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- recorder of the masters of writing 錄尚書HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 62
- recorder of the Masters of Writing 錄尚書HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 84
- regular attendant 常侍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 191
- Secretariat Director 中書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 34, passage 177
- Duke of Anle 安樂公AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 140
- baron of Anguo county 安國縣伯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 125
- Prince of Yiyang 宜陽王EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 140
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation Active underStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 219
- Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 148
- At Pingyuan 平原 · Relation Registered asDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 103
- At Wan, Nanyang 南陽宛 · Relation Ancestral fromDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 102
Learning and skills
- Skill cursive and clerical calligraphy 草隸 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 162
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Yuan Biao (源彪) · Direct quotation · Mode named-speech Speaker Zhao Yanshen (趙彥深)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passages 169-170, 181-182
- Speech · Speaker · With Wang Xi (王晞)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 31, passages 154-155
- Speech · Speaker · With Zhang Yao (張耀)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 82
- Speech · Speaker · With Lady Fu (傅氏)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 155
- there was no such matter 都無此事Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 90
Events and relationships
- Confessed to emperorAD 565 武成 · Political · Self reporter · With Yuan Wenyao (元文遙), He Shikai (和士開), Emperor Wucheng (武成帝)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 149
- Conveyed Gao Cheng intent to Wang SizhengDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 18, passage 191
- One of the Eight NoblesPolitical · MemberDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 48, passage 84
- Persuaded surrenderDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 127
- Privately consulted Wenzong on Wu Mingche threatDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passages 169-170
- Saved other signatories from floggingDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 46
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- Wept with WenzongDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 183
- Relation Patron client · Person Sima Ziru (司馬子如) · ClientDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passages 112, 116
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment deep-hidden-heart-intends-Yi-Yin-Huo-Guang-usurpation-style-act · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 182
- Assessment monopolizes-authority-with-faction · Mode named-person-speech Speaker Zu Ting (祖珽)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 39, passage 152
- Assessment only Northern Qi chancellor who began and ended well · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 167
- Assessment praised Wenzong's plan as able to win a thousand li away, but said ten days of argument had won no followers · Mode named-speech Speaker Zhao Yanshen (趙彥深)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passages 181-182
- Assessment self-described as long blocking the worthy and torn by worry and fear · Mode self-report Speaker Zhao Yanshen (趙彥深)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 43, passage 169
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 219; Book of Northern Qi 39, passages 43, 90
- From Yin 隱 · To Yanshen 彥深 · Reason avoided Qi temple tabooDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 38, passage 104
References in the histories
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