Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Administrator

Cai Ze 蔡澤

Attested AD 572 - AD 580

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Cai Ze was an administrator.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 580 宣帝崩
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 21, passage 168
AD 572 建德初
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 13, passages 223, 225

Key source chapters

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13 Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan 1 passage
Book of Zhou, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan 1 passage

Origins and identity

house long distinguished in merit
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 226

Career and standing

governor of Feng Province 灃州刺史
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225
released 得釋
Pardoned
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 229
sued for corruption 黷貨被訟
Prosecuted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225

Places and affiliations

Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225
At Feng Province 灃州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225

Events and relationships

Corruption case resolved
Legal · Defendant
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passages 225, 229
Relation Subordinate of · Person Yuwen Da (宇文達)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 13, passage 225

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 13Volume 13 Biographies 5: Princes of Wen, Xiaomin, Wu, and Xuan · 1 passage

所管灃州刺史蔡澤黷貨被訟，贓狀分明。 Cai Ze, governor of Feng Province under his jurisdiction, was sued for corruption; the evidence was clear.

Book of Zhou, Chapter 21Volume 21 Biographies 13: Wei Chijiong; Wang Qian; Sima Xiaonan · 1 passage

以開府田廣等為腹心，殺總管長史侯莫陳杲、鄖州刺史蔡澤等四十餘人。 Taking opening-office commanders Tian Guang and others as his inner circle, he killed chief administrator Houmochen Gao, Yun governor Cai Ze, and more than forty others.