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Wei Zhao   韋昭

Lived: AD 204–273

Biographies:
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Served: Wu

Served Wu. Historian who completed the last fifty-five juan of the Wu shu (Wu History).

Officer Details

Wade-Giles: Wei Chao
Simplified Chinese: 韦昭
Pronunciation: Wei2 Zhao1
Min-Nan: Wi Ciauw

Wei Zhao

Biography

Historic (Confirmed)

Wei Zhao was an historian who served Wu. He wrote the final fifty-five juan of the historic work, Wu shu (Wu History), which was Chen Shou’s primary source for Wu entries in the Sanguozhi. The Wu shu was originally a collaborative work between Zhou Zhao, Xue Ying, Ling Guang and Hua He.

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September 20, 2008