Cui Zhaowei

Cui Zhaowei
Traditional Chinese崔昭緯
Simplified Chinese崔昭纬
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinCuī Zhāowěi
Wade–GilesTs'ui1 Chao1-wei3
Yunyao
Traditional Chinese蘊曜
Simplified Chinese蕴曜
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYùnyào
Wade–GilesYün4-yao4

Cui Zhaowei (崔昭緯) (d. 896), courtesy name Yunyao (蘊曜), was an official of the Chinese Tang dynasty, who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong. According to traditional histories, he was disloyal to Emperor Zhaozong and manipulated the court scene by conspiring with the eunuchs and the warlords Li Maozhen the military governor of Fengxiang Circuit (鳳翔, headquartered in modern Baoji, Shaanxi) and Wang Xingyu the military governor of Jingnan Circuit (靜難, headquartered in modern Xianyang, Shaanxi). After Li Keyong the military governor of Hedong Circuit (河東, headquartered in modern Taiyuan, Shanxi) defeated Wang and forced LI Maozhen into submission, Emperor Zhaozong exiled Cui and later had him executed.