| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 糜照, 糜照, Mí Zhào |
| Nickname | Supervisor of the Tiger Cavalry (虎骑监) |
| Other name | Mi Chiếu |
| INFORMATION | |
| Birth Place | Donghai / Chengdu (东海 / 益州成都) |
| Death Reason | Unknown — not recorded in surviving chronicles |
| FAMILY | |
| Father | |
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| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Shu Han (蜀汉, Thục Hán); Western Jin (西晋) |
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Biography & Historical Record
Mi Zhao (糜照, Mi Chiếu) was the son of Mi Wei (糜威, Mi Uy) and grandson of Mi Zhu (糜竺, Mi Trúc), Liu Bei’s great patron and founding financier of Shu Han. The Mi clan of Xu Province had bankrolled Liu Bei’s rise; after the 219 AD Jingzhou disaster and uncle Mi Fang‘s (糜芳, Mi Phương) defection to Wu, Mi Zhu’s direct line had to rebuild honor through loyal service. Mi Zhao inherited both the family’s martial reputation and its rehabilitated status in late Shu.
Registers praise Mi Zhao from youth for horsemanship, archery, and calm command under pressure — qualities expected of the Mi name despite its merchant origin. He was appointed Supervisor of the Tiger Cavalry (虎骑监) in the late Shu military, a post overseeing elite mounted units during the kingdom’s final decades. After Chengdu surrendered to Wei in 263 AD, Mi Zhao entered the civil service of the Western Jin dynasty, continuing the Mi line into the reunified empire.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Not named in standard ROTK: Luo Guanzhong magnifies Mi Zhu (糜竺, Mi Trúc) and Mi Fang (糜芳, Mi Phương) but does not single out Mi Zhao or his father Mi Wei. His career belongs to Sanguozhi officer lists and the historical twilight of Shu — the grandson who kept the Mi name in arms when the kingdom fell.
Mi Zhao (糜照) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Youth in Chengdu
Grandson of Mi Zhu; trained in mounted archery in the Mi household’s restored Shu standing.
Tiger Cavalry Supervisor
Commands elite cavalry (虎骑监) in late Shu Han’s central defense establishment.
Fall of Shu
Chengdu surrenders to Wei — Mi Zhao survives the kingdom’s end.
Western Jin service
Enters Jin civil registers after unification under the Sima house.
Key Relationships
Family
- Mi Wei (糜威, Mi Uy): Father — Huben guard commander, son of Mi Zhu.
- Mi Zhu (糜竺, Mi Trúc): Grandfather — Liu Bei’s patron and Minister of Finance; died grieving Mi Fang’s treachery.
- Mi Fang (糜芳, Mi Phương): Great-uncle — Nanjun defector whose surrender doomed Guan Yu.
- Lady Mi (糜夫人, Mi phu nhân): Great-aunt — Liu Bei’s consort in the novel.
Friends
- Liu Shan (刘禅, Lưu Thiện): Late Shu emperor during Mi Zhao’s cavalry command.
- Jiang Wei (姜维, Khương Duy): Last great Shu field commander — contemporary of Mi Zhao’s military generation.
Enemies
- Deng Ai (邓艾, Đặng Ngải) and Zhong Hui (钟会, Chung Hội): Wei invaders whose 263 AD campaign ended Shu — the catastrophe Mi Zhao survived.
Other
- Liu Bei (刘备, Lưu Bị): Founder whose Mi patronage made Mi Zhao’s lineage possible.
- Guan Yu (关羽, Quan Vũ): Victim of Mi Fang’s defection — the historical wound in Mi Zhao’s family memory.
In Novel
Standard ROTK (not named)
- Mi Zhao (糜照, Mi Chiếu): Not named in Luo Guanzhong's novel — the Mi clan appears through Mi Zhu (糜竺, Mi Trúc) in early chapters and Mi Fang (糜芳, Mi Phương) in the Jingzhou arc, but Mi Zhao belongs to late Shu historical registers.
Related novel context
- Chapter 119: Fall of Shu — the novel climax Mi Zhao's historical career survives as a Jin official rather than a dramatized scene.
In History
Summary
- Mi Zhao (糜照, Mi Chiếu), son of Mi Wei and grandson of Mi Zhu, served Shu as Tiger Cavalry Supervisor (虎骑监) and later entered Western Jin service.
Year: c. 260 AD
- Appointed Supervisor of the Tiger Cavalry — elite mounted command in late Shu.
Year: 263 AD
- Shu surrenders; Mi Zhao transitions into Jin civil service.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi, Shu 38 (糜竺传) and later officer lists: Mi Wei named as father; Mi Zhao attested as 虎骑监.
- Jin dynasty registers cite Mi Zhao among former Shu officers absorbed after unification.
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