Su Ze | |
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蘇則 | |
Chancellor of Dongping (東平相) | |
In office 223 | |
Monarch | Cao Pi |
Palace Attendant (侍中) | |
In office 220 –223 | |
Monarch | Cao Pi |
Colonel Who Protects the Qiang (護羌校尉) | |
In office 220 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Pi |
Administrator of Jincheng (金城太守) | |
In office c. 215 –220 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Cao / Cao Pi |
Administrator of Wudu (武都太守) | |
In office ? – c. 215 | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Chancellor | Cao Cao |
Administrator of Anding (安定太守) | |
In office ? –? | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Administrator of Jiuquan (酒泉太守) | |
In office ? –? | |
Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
Personal details | |
Born | Unknown Mei County, Shaanxi |
Died | 223[1] |
Children |
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Occupation | Official |
Courtesy name | Wenshi (文師) |
Posthumous name | Marquis Gang (剛侯) |
Peerage | Marquis of a Chief Village (都亭侯) |
Su Ze (died 223), courtesy name Wenshi, was an official of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Born in the late Eastern Han dynasty, he started his career as the Administrator of various commanderies in northwest China and is best known for governing Jincheng Commandery (covering parts of present-day Gansu and Qinghai) between 215 and 220. During his tenure, he rebuilt the war-torn commandery, gained the support of local non-Han Chinese tribes, opened up trade along the Hexi Corridor, and suppressed rebellions in the neighbouring Xiping, Wuwei, Jiuquan and Zhangye commanderies. After the end of the Eastern Han dynasty, Su Ze served in the Cao Wei state under its first ruler, Cao Pi, as a Palace Attendant. An upright and outspoken man, he did not hesitate to speak up when he disagreed with Cao Pi, who became wary of him. In 223, Su Ze died of illness while travelling to present-day Shandong to assume a new appointment.[1]