Qin and Han · Official

Diao 調

Attested BC 7

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Diao was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 7 調
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 168

Career and standing

clerk
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 168

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 69Volume 59: Zhang Tang · 1 passage

奔自髡鉗，衣赭衣，及守令史調等皆徒跣叩頭謝放，放乃止。 The chief clerk's son Ben shaved his head and donned the convict's iron collar and red robe in token of submission, while the yeoman Diao and the other clerks went barefoot to Zhang Fang's gate to kowtow in apology—only then did he call off his men.