A Chinese Biographical Dictionary/Chia Ch'ang-ch'ao
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314 Chia Ch'ang-ch'ao 賈昌朝 (T. 子明) A.D. 998-1065. A descendant of 賈緯 Chia Wei, one of the historians of the Chin dynasty, and a distinguished writer on philology. He graduated as chin shih in 1017, and in 1043 he became a Minister of State; but his constant wrangles with 吳育 Wu Yü led to his dismissal to a provincial post. On the accession of the Emperor Mo Tsung he was made Governor of Fêng-hsiang in Shensi, and ennobled as Duke. Canonised as 文元.