Overview
Zhao Siwen was an official.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Wenmei | 文美 | Wénměi |
| Posthumous name | Duke of Wei | 魏國公 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 939 會同二年Expression died after a meteor fell in his courtyard 有星隕於庭，卒Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 121
Attested activity
- c. AD 926 Chronology stated or entailed by s0045Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
- AD 923 天贊二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 2, passage 60
- AD 936 天顯十一年Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 118
- AD 939 會同二年Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 121
- AD 938 會同元年Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 117
- AD 938 會同元年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 113, passage 125
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- AD 938 會同初Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 120
- AD 917 神冊二年Directly stated · History of Liao 48, passage 241; History of Liao 76, passage 114
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Zhao Yanjing (趙延靖)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 123
- Parent of Zhao Yanzhao (趙延照)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 123
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 76 Volume 76 Biographies 6: Yelu Jieli, Yelu Balide, Yelu Shuogu, Yelu Lubugu, Zhao Yanshou, Gao Mohan, Zhao Siwen, Yelu Oulisi, Zhang Li 8 passages
- New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73 Volume 73: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 2: Khitan 2 3 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 137 Volume 137: Foreign States Biographies 1: Khitan 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 2 Volume 2 Annals 2: Taizu 2 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 48 Volume 48 Treatises 18: Official Posts 4 1 passage
Career and standing
- Occupation generalDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
- Acting Grand Preceptor 檢校太師AD 938 會同初 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 120
- Acting Grand Guardian and military governor of the Baojing army 檢校太保、保靜軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 117
- prefect of Pingzhou 平州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 113
- Southern Capital regent and Lulong military governor 南京留守、盧龍軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 119
- Southern Capital regent 南京留守Appointed · At Youzhou / Southern Capital 南京Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 137, passage 117
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- Han Army regional training commissioner 漢軍都團練使AD 917 神冊二年 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 48, passage 241
- Merit Lord Who Conspires in Counsel, Pacifies Disorder, and Assists the Sage 協謀靜亂翊聖功臣GrantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 119
- Grand Preceptor and Duke of Wei 太師、魏國公Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 122
- Refused Shulü’s order to go to Mount Muye and was sparedDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passages 45, 50
Places and affiliations
- Polities liao, Khitan, ChinaDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- At ChinaDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
- At Lulong 盧龍Directly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 107
Learning and skills
- Skills talent, courageDirectly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
Events and relationships
- Relation Favored by · Person Emperor Taizu of Liao (遼太祖)Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 73, passage 45
Assessments and attributes
- arrow wound to the eyePhysical descriptionDirectly stated · History of Liao 76, passage 110
References in the histories
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