Five Dynasties · Imperial Nephew and Military Officer

Fengchao 奉超

Died AD 950 to AD 956

Passages
10
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

Fengchao was an Imperial Nephew and Military Officer.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

Family

Key source chapters

  1. New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19 Volume 19: Taizu of Later Zhou's Family 5 passages
  2. Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 122 Volume 122 Book of Later Zhou 24: Biographies 2: Imperial Family 4 passages
  3. Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 117 Volume 117 Book of Later Zhou 19: Shizong Annals 4 1 passage

Career and standing

References in the histories

10 passages

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 117Volume 117 Book of Later Zhou 19: Shizong Annals 4 · 1 passage
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故皇從弟贈左領軍大將軍守願再贈左衛大將軍，故皇從弟贈左監門將軍奉超再贈右衛大將軍，故皇從弟贈左千牛衛將軍愻再贈右武衛大將軍。 The late imperial cousin Shouyuan, posthumously a grand general of the Left Army on Campaign, was further honored as grand general of the Left Guard; the late cousin Fengchao, posthumously a gate guard general, as grand general of the Right Guard; and the late cousin Sun, posthumously an imperial stud general, as grand general of the Right Martial Guard.
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 122Volume 122 Book of Later Zhou 24: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 4 passages
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原本過於簡略，疑有刪節，今據《歐陽史·家人傳》云：初，帝舉兵於魏，漢以兵圍帝第，時張貴妃與諸子青哥、意哥，侄守筠、奉超、定哥皆被誅。 The base text is so terse that passages may have been cut; the following is drawn from Ouyang Xiu's family biographies. When the future Taizu first took up arms in Wei, the Later Han besieged his household. The honored consort Zhang, the boys Qingge and Yige, and the nephews Shoujun, Fengchao, and Dingge were all put to death.
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 19Volume 19: Taizu of Later Zhou's Family · 5 passages
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又詔曰：「故皇從弟贈左領軍衞將軍守愿、贈左監門衞將軍奉超、贈左千牛衞將軍遜等，頃因季世，不享遐齡，每念非辜，難忘有慟。 He issued another edict: "My late cousins, posthumously General of the Left Army Guard Shouyuan, posthumously General of the Left Gate Guard Fengchao, and posthumously General of the Left Thousand-Ox Guard Xun, perished in these troubled times without reaching a full span of years. Whenever I recall their innocence, my grief will not be stilled.