Zhao Dezhao

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1. 964 某州防禦使 乾德
2. 973 檢校太傅 開寶
3. 973 節度使、同中書門下平章事 開寶
4. 973 興中府尹 開寶
5. 976 府尹 太平興國
6. 976 某軍節度使 太平興國
7. 976 郡王 太平興國
8. 978 侍中
9. 978 檢校太尉 太平興國
10. 979 中書令 太平興國
11. 979 王 太平興國
12. 997 太傅 至道
13. 1022 太師 乾興
14. 1033 王 明道
15. 1063 王 嘉祐
16. 1100 王 元符

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• 懿 諡號
• 日新 字

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• 宗室

Citations

1. [1] Name, dates, and status Zhao Dezhao lived from 951 to 979 and was an imperial prince of the early Song, the second son of Emperor Taizu of Song.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The record gives his name as Zhao Dezhao, dates his life to 951–979, and classifies him as a member of the Song imperial clan.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography gives 951–979 as his life dates and identifies him as the second son of Song Taizu.
   • WikidataZhao Dezhao (Q8070521)The entity is labelled Zhao Dezhao, described as a Song-dynasty person, and gives 951 and 979 as the birth and death years.
2. [2] Courtesy name Zhao Dezhao's courtesy name was Rixin.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The name entry identifies Rixin as his courtesy name.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography explicitly gives his courtesy name as 日新.
   • WikidataZhao Dezhao (Q8070521)The name and claim entries preserve Rixin as the corresponding personal designation.
3. [3] Native place His native place was Kaifeng.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The address entry identifies Kaifeng as his basic native-place address.
4. [4] Family and marriage His grandfather was Zhao Hongyin, his father was Zhao Kuangyin, and his mother was Lady He; Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Jiong were his paternal uncles, Zhao Defang was his younger brother, and Lady Wang was his wife.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The kinship entries identify Zhao Hongyin as grandfather, Zhao Kuangyin as father, Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Jiong as paternal uncles, He as mother, Zhao Defang as younger brother, and Wang as wife.
5. [5] Children He had five sons: Zhao Weizheng, Zhao Weiji, Zhao Weigu, Zhao Weizhong, and Zhao Weihe.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The kinship entries list Zhao Weizheng, Zhao Weiji, Zhao Weigu, Zhao Weizhong, and Zhao Weihe as his first through fifth sons.
6. [6] First appointment and variant title In 964, the biography calls the appointment 貴州防御史, while the office entry gives 某州防禦使 with Guizhou as its jurisdiction; both titles are therefore retained.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography says that in the second year of Qiande he received the 貴州防御史 appointment, dated to 964.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The office entry dates the appointment to the second year of Qiande, gives the title as 某州防禦使, and assigns Guizhou as the posting.
7. [7] Career through 973 He rose to Jingzhaoyin, was stationed at Yongxing, and from 973 held the offices of Inspecting Grand Tutor, Military Commissioner and Associate Chief Councillor, and Governor of Xingzhong Prefecture.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography summarizes his rise to Jingzhaoyin and his stationing at Yongxing.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The office entries date the Inspecting Grand Tutor, Military Commissioner and Associate Chief Councillor, and Xingzhong Prefecture Governor appointments from 973, with Yongxing as the military posting.
8. [8] Later appointments and enfeoffment In 976 he became governor of Jingzhao Prefecture and military commissioner of Yongxing, was made Prince of Wugong Commandery, and in 978 received the titles of Inspecting Grand Commandant and Shizhong.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography states that he was granted the title of Prince of Wugong Commandery after serving as Jingzhaoyin and being stationed at Yongxing.
   • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The office entries date the commandery-prince title, the Jingzhao and Yongxing appointments, and the Inspecting Grand Commandant and Shizhong titles to 976 and 978.
9. [9] Youzhou expedition In the fourth year of the Taiping Xingguo era, corresponding to 979, he joined the expedition against Youzhou.
   • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography says that he accompanied the expedition against Youzhou in the fourth year of Taiping Xingguo, dated to 979.
10. [10] Night alarm and succession proposal During the expedition the army was alarmed at night, the emperor's location was unknown, and a proposal to install Dezhao displeased the emperor.
    • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography recounts the night alarm, the army's ignorance of the emperor's location, the proposal to install Dezhao, and the emperor's displeasure.
11. [11] Death After the unsuccessful northern expedition, the reward for pacifying Northern Han was delayed; when Dezhao spoke about it, the emperor rebuked him, and he withdrew and killed himself.
    • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography describes the unsuccessful northern expedition, the delayed reward for pacifying Northern Han, the rebuke after Dezhao spoke, and his subsequent suicide.
12. [12] Posthumous enfeoffment After his death, Zhao Dezhao was posthumously made Prince of Wei.
    • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography explicitly states that he was posthumously made Prince of Wei.
13. [13] Posthumous name His posthumous name was Yi.
    • Souyun趙德昭 (29704)The biography and its linked annotation give the posthumous name as Yi.
    • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The name entry classifies Yi as his posthumous name.
    • WikidataZhao Dezhao (Q8070521)The name and posthumous-name claim entries both preserve Yi.
14. [14] Later honours Later honours include the princely title and Zhongshu Ling in 979, Grand Tutor in 997, Grand Preceptor in 1022, and the successive titles Prince of Wu, Prince of Yue, and Prince of Yan in 1033, 1063, and 1100.
    • CBDBZhao Dezhao (3214)The office entries list the 979 princely title and Zhongshu Ling, Grand Tutor in 997, Grand Preceptor in 1022, and the Wu, Yue, and Yan princely titles in 1033, 1063, and 1100.