Qin and Han · Official

Zhao Yiwu 趙夷吾

Died BC 154

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhao Yiwu was an official.

Life and dates

Death

BC 154 戊則殺尚、夷吾
executed 殺 · Authority Liu Wu (劉戊)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 15

Attested activity

BC 154 合謀反
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passages 14-15

Career and standing

Grand Tutor 太傅
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 14

Events and relationships

Relation Remonstrated with · Person Liu Wu (劉戊)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 14

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 50, passage 14

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 50House of Prince Yuan of Chu · 2 passages

春，戊與吳王合謀反，其相張尚、太傅趙夷吾諫，不聽。 In spring, King Wu of Chu joined the King of Wu in a conspiracy to rebel. His chancellor Zhang Shang and Grand Tutor Zhao Yiwu remonstrated with him, but he refused to listen.

戊則殺尚、夷吾，起兵與吳西攻梁，破棘壁。 Wu had Shang and Yiwu executed, raised his troops, and marched west with the forces of Wu against Liang, breaching the fortifications at Jibi.