Overview
Zhao Jing was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Tuiweng | 退翁 | Tuiweng |
| Posthumous name | Zhenxian | 貞憲 | Zhēnxiàn |
Life and dates
Death
- died after five years as chief minister 輔政五年，卒 · Age 61Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Age
- 61Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Attested activity
- AD 762 to AD 763 寶應中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passage 92
- AD 780 to AD 781 建中初Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passage 95
- AD 792 to AD 794 時陸贄、趙憬專大政Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 218
- AD 794 罷陸贄、憬當國之際Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- AD 785 to AD 805 貞元中Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 150, passage 100
- AD 792 貞元八年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 183, 190
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- AD 793 to AD 797 輔政五年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 130
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Zhao Renben (趙仁本)great-grandfather 曾祖 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 90
- Child of Mother of Zhao Jing (趙憬之母)mother 母Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 94
- Child of Father of Zhao Jing (趙憬之父)son 子Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 150, passage 90
- Parent of Son of Zhao Jing (趙憬之子)son 息Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 131
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- chief minister 當國Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 111, 130
- Assistant Magistrate of Jiangxia 江夏尉AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 93
- Cadet of the Heir Apparent 太子舍人AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 93
- Censor-in-Chief (deputy envoy) 御史中丞AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 100
- Drafting Attendant 給事中AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 99
- Hunan Observation Commissioner 湖南觀察使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 96-97
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- Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左丞AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 102-103
- Vice Director of the Secretariat and Co-Chancellor 中書侍郎、同中書門下平章事AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 107
- Vice Director of the Water Office 水部員外郎AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 95
- chief minister 當國HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 111, 136
- Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太傅Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 132
- Vice Director of the Chancellery 門下侍郎TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 108
- posthumous name Zhenxian 謚貞憲GrantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 132
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 89, 111, 130
- At Longxi in Weizhou 渭州隴西Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 89
- At Hunan 湖南 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
Learning and skills
- Skill statecraft 治道 · Level deeply-versedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 112
Works and attributed material
- Six Discourses on Examining Office 審官六議Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 113
- Six Discourses on Examining Office 審官六議Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 113-128
Events and relationships
- Built family temple from stipendRitual · BuilderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
- Did not assistDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- Escort Princess Xianan to UighursDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passages 100-101
- Monopolized major policyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 218
- PromotedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
- Punished for lawbreakingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
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- Punished for lawbreakingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 135
- ReappointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
- Reported Hong and Pang to the throneDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 190
- Rescued officials from Pei YanlingDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 110
- Took control of governmentPolitical · MinisterDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 111
- Urged statecraft principlesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 112
- Urged thrift on mausoleumsMemorial · AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 92
- Relation Colleague of · Person Lu Zhi (陸贄)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 107
- Relation Deputy of · Person Li Cheng (李承)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 96
- Relation Recommended by · Person Li Bi (李泌)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 99
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment magnanimous for promoting former offenders · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 136
- austere and frugal; household like a Confucian scholar's despite high officeCharacterDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 133
- Item family temple 家廟 · Relation BuiltDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
Source notes
- never accumulated property despite receiving stipendDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 150, passage 134
References in the histories
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