Overview
Zhao Yanzhao was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Haoran | 奐然 | Huànrán |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 713 姚崇執政At Jiang Prefecture 江州Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 123, passage 245
Attested activity
- AD 705 to AD 710 中宗時Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 242
- AD 713 姚崇執政Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 245
- AD 707 to AD 710 景龍中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 232
- AD 710 睿宗立Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 237
- AD 713 蕭至忠等誅Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 241
- AD 710 金城公主嫁吐蕃Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 233
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Zhao Wumeng (趙武孟)father 父Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 224
- Spouse of Wife of Zhao Yanzhao (趙彥昭妻)wife 妻Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 243
Career and standing
- Associate Grand Councilor 同中書門下平章事AD 707 to AD 710 景龍中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 232
- Vice Director of the Secretariat 中書侍郎AD 707 to AD 710 景龍中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 232
- Prefect of Song 宋州刺史AD 710 睿宗立 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 237
- Minister of Justice 刑部尚書AD 713 蕭至忠等誅 · AppointedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 241
- marriage envoy 使Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 233
- Investigating Censor of the Left Censorate 左臺監察御史AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 231
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- Magistrate of Nanbu 南部尉AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 229
- Military Commissioner of Liang Prefecture 涼州都督AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 238
- Vice Director of the Ministry of Personnel 吏部侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 239
- Vice Prefect of Jiang 江州別駕AD 713 姚崇執政 · DemotedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 245
- Assistant Magistrate of Xinfeng 新豐丞HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 231
- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 240
- Duke of Geng 耿國公AD 713 蕭至忠等誅 · Enfeoffed · Fief Substantive Households: 100Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 241
- DemotedAD 710 睿宗立 · Demotion · At Gui Prefecture 歸州Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 237
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passages 223, 232
- At Zhangye in Gan Prefecture 甘州張掖Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 223
Learning and skills
- EarnedCredential Presented Scholar 進士Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 229
Events and relationships
- Alleged to have shared in secret plottingAD 713 蕭至忠等誅 · Political · Accused · With Xiao Zhizhong (蕭至忠) · Mode allegation Witness Person Ids Guo Yuanzhen (郭元振), Zhang Yue (張說)Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 123, passage 241
- Held credentials to inspect the frontierAdministrative · InspectorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 239
- Wore women's dress and rode with wife to call on shaman ZhaoDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 243
- Relation Friend of · Person Xiao Zhizhong (蕭至忠)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 230
- Relation Client of · Person Shaman Zhao (巫趙)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passages 242-243
- Relation Friend of · Person Guo Yuanzhen (郭元振)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 230
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- Relation Friend of · Person Xue Ji (薛稷)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 230
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment advanced through power and favor · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 242
- Assessment bold and expansive with elegant bearing in youth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 228
- Assessment gained chancellorship through the shaman's power · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 243
- Assessment governance strict; subordinates trembled · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 123, passage 238
References in the histories
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