Wei Zhao (Eastern Wu)
Wei Zhao | |
|---|---|
| 韋昭 | |
| Junior State Historian (左國史) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Palace Attendant | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Supervisor of the Central Secretariat (中書僕射) | |
| In office 264 or after – ? | |
| Monarch | Sun Hao |
| Erudite Libationer (博士祭酒) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Sun Xiu |
| Prefect of the Grand Clerks (太史令) | |
| In office ?–? | |
| Monarch | Sun Liang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 204 |
| Died | 273 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | East Street, Yanling Town, Danyang, Jiangsu |
| Children | Wei Long |
| Occupation | Official, historian, scholar |
| Courtesy name | Hongsi (弘嗣) |
| Other name | Wei Yao (韋曜) |
| Peerage | Village Marquis of Gaoling (高陵亭侯) |
Wei Zhao (204–273), courtesy name Hongsi, was an official, historian, and scholar of the state of Eastern Wu during the Three Kingdoms period of China. He shared the same personal name as Sima Zhao (司馬昭, an ancestor of the Jin dynasty emperors). In order to avoid naming taboo, the historian Chen Shou changed Wei Zhao's personal name to "Yao (矅)" when he wrote Wei Zhao's biography in the Sanguozhi (the authoritative source for the history of the Three Kingdoms period).