Zhang Zhao (Five Dynasties)
| Zhang Zhao | |||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 張昭 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张昭 | ||||||||
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| Zhang Zhaoyuan | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張昭遠 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张昭远 | ||||||||
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| Zhang Qianfu | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 張潛夫 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 张潜夫 | ||||||||
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Zhang Zhao (894–972), known as Zhang Zhaoyuan before 947, courtesy name Qianfu, was a Chinese scholar-official, historian, and poet during the Five Dynasties period and early Song dynasty. He served in the imperial government of the Later Tang, Later Jin, Later Han, Later Zhou and Song dynasties. Today, Zhang Zhao is best known for his contributions to Tang dynasty and Five Dynasties history, as a main author of Old Book of Tang and many Veritable Records since Li Siyuan.