知柔 Zhīróu

Gen. 15 male 嗣王,相昭宗 Prince by Succession; Chief Minister under Zhaozong Branch house: 惠宣太子房 (house of Crown Prince Huixuan)

Biography

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曾孫知柔,嗣王,再為宗正卿。久之,擢京兆尹。始,鄭、白渠梗壅,民不得歲。知柔調三輔,治復舊道,灌浸如約,遂無旱虞,民詣闕請立石紀功,知柔固讓得止。加累檢校司徒、同中書門下平章事。又詔營緝太廟,判度支,充諸道鹽鐵轉運使。昭宗出莎城,獨知柔從,乘輿器用庖頓皆主之,大細畢給。性儉約,雖位通顯,無居第。未幾,出拜清海軍節度使,在鎮廉潔,貢獻時入,進檢校太傅,兼侍中。仕凡四紀,常為宗室冠。卒於鎮。

隋王隆悌,始封汝南王。早薨,睿宗追王,贈荊州大都督,爵不傳。

His great-grandson Zhirou became Prince by Succession and twice served as Chief Minister of the Court of the Imperial Clan. After a long time he was promoted to Governor of Jingzhao. Before this, the Zheng and Bai canals had been blocked and silted up, and the people could not get a harvest. Zhirou called up labour from the Three Adjuncts and restored the old channels, so that the fields were watered as they should be and there was no more fear of drought. The people came to the palace gates asking to set up a stone to record his merit, but Zhirou firmly declined and it was not done. He was given the added titles Acting Grand Minister over the Masses and Joint Manager of Affairs with the Secretariat-Chancellery. An edict also put him in charge of repairing the Ancestral Temple, made him supervisor of Public Revenue, and appointed him Commissioner for Salt, Iron and Transport of All Circuits. When Zhaozong fled to Suocheng, only Zhirou followed him, and he took charge of the imperial carriage, utensils, kitchen and lodgings, providing everything large and small. He was frugal by nature, and though his position was high and eminent he had no residence of his own. Before long he went out as Military Commissioner of the Qinghai Army. In his command he was honest and clean, and his tribute arrived on time; he was promoted to Acting Grand Tutor and concurrently Director of the Chancellery. In all he served in office for four twelve-year cycles, and was always foremost of the imperial clan. He died at his post. Edit

Longti, Prince of Sui, was first enfeoffed as Prince of Runan. He died young; Ruizong posthumously made him a prince and gave him the posthumous title Grand Area Commander-in-chief of Jing Prefecture. The title was not passed on. Edit

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Source: 新唐书 卷八十一 列传第六 三宗诸子 (New Book of Tang, juan 81, Biographies 6: Sons of Three Emperors)

Ancestry

  1. 暠 GǎoG1
  2. 歆 XīnG2
  3. 重耳 Chóng'ěrG3
  4. 熙 XīG4
  5. 天賜 TiāncìG5
  6. 虎 HǔG6
  7. 昺 BǐngG7
  8. 淵 YuānG8
  9. 世民 ShìmínG9
  10. 治 ZhìG10
  11. 旦 DànG11
  12. 業 YèG12
  13. 邃 SuìG13
  14. 宓 MìG14
  15. 知柔 Zhīróu

Father: 宓 Mì

Children (0)

Source

From the historical record: the notes below say where · tang-zongshi-02198

Notes (2)
  • [Source] 新唐书 卷七十下 表第十下 宗室世系下 New Book of Tang, juan 70B, Table 10B: Genealogical Table of the Imperial Clan, part 2
  • [Collation note] 表中此格作「嗣王知柔,相昭宗」。 The table’s cell reads: “Zhīróu, Prince by Succession; Chief Minister under Zhaozong”.