An'tong (安童) | 24 Histories

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An'tong was a statesman and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1275 至元十二年十二月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 47
AD 1275 至元十二年八月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 45
AD 1277 至元十四年八月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 50
AD 1285 至元二十二年，安童復入相
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 207
c. AD 1260 to AD 1276 世祖初年
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 58
AD 1265 to AD 1285 其相世祖也
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 202, passages 192-202

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AD 1265 to AD 1280 安童為相
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 174, passage 200
AD 1265 to AD 1290 故相安童
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 174, passage 234

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Career and standing

chancellor 相
Dismissed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 194
Chancellor 丞相
AD 1275 至元十二年八月 · Held
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 203, passage 45
Grand Councillor / chancellor 丞相
AD 1265 to AD 1285 其相世祖也 · Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passages 192-193
Chancellor 丞相
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 58
chancellor 宰相
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 198
Chancellor 相
Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 200

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Chancellor 相
AD 1285 至元二十二年 · Reappointed
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 207
chancellor 相
Recalled
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 195
posthumous title 贈諡
Recommended · Mode named-source-report Speaker Zhang Kongsun (張孔孫)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 234
Entered
AD 1275 至元十二年十二月 · Captivity
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 47
Entered
Retirement
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 194
late chancellor 故相
Former chancellor · Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 234

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passages 200, 207, 234; History of Yuan 202, passage 193; History of Yuan 203, passage 45

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Addressed to Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passages 198-199, 201
Ahmad monopolized power ten years; only Liu Xuan and Zhang Kongsun remained consistent
Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passages 207-208

Events and relationships

Consulted Zhicheng before returning as chancellor
Consultation · Inquirer · With Qi Zhicheng (祁志誠)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 195
Could not refuse recall then went to Zhicheng
Political · Official
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 195
Declined chancellorship before Kublai
Audience · Official · With Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passages 198-199
Dispatched against haidu
AD 1275 至元十二年八月 · Military · Commander · With Qaidu (海都)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 45
Seized by shiregi
AD 1275 至元十二年十二月 · Captivity · Captive · With Shiregi (昔里吉)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 203, passage 47
Visited Qi Zhicheng
Visit · Visitor · With Qi Zhicheng (祁志誠)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 192

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Relation Chancellor of · Person Emperor Shizu (世祖)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passages 193, 198
Relation Patron of · Person Zhang Kongsun (張孔孫)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 200

Assessments and attributes

Assessment as chancellor took purity, tranquility, and loyalty as guiding principles because of Zhicheng · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 193
Assessment held Xu Ji in high esteem · With Xu Ji (許楫) · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 58
Assessment people thought his retired manner came from Zhicheng's teaching · Mode public-opinion
Directly stated · History of Yuan 202, passage 194

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · History of Yuan 174, passage 200; History of Yuan 202, passage 192; History of Yuan 203, passage 45

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History of Yuan, Chapter 174Volume 174 Biographies 61: Yao Sui, Guo Guan, Jia Guzhiqi, Liu Geng, Ye Luyoushang, Hao Tianting, Zhang Kongsun · 3 passages

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及安童為相，尤禮重之，授戶部員外郎，出為南京總管府判官。 When An'tong became chancellor he treated Kongsun with special respect, appointed him vice director in the Ministry of Revenue, and sent him out as judge of the Nanjing Metropolitan Prefecture.

至元二十二年，安童復入相，言於帝曰：「阿合馬顓政十年，親故迎合者，往往驟進，據顯位； In the twenty-second year of Zhiyuan (1285) An'tong returned to the chancellorship and told the emperor: "For ten years Ahmad monopolized power; his kin and flatterers rose overnight to high office;

故相安童、伯顏、和禮霍孫與廉希憲等，各宜贈諡。」 the late chancellors An'tong, Bayan, Helihuosun, and Lian Xixian should each receive posthumous titles."

History of Yuan, Chapter 191Volume 191 Biographies 78: Virtuous Officials 1 · 1 passage

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丞相安童、左丞許衡深器重之。 Chancellor An'tong and Left Assistant Minister Xu Heng held him in the highest regard.

History of Yuan, Chapter 202Volume 202 Biographies 89: Buddhists and Taoists · 4 passages

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丞相安童嘗過而問之，志誠告以修身治世之要。 Grand Councillor An Tong once visited him, and Zhicheng taught him the essentials of self-cultivation and governance.

安童感其言，故其相世祖也，以清靜忠厚為主。 Moved by his words, when An Tong served as Kublai's chancellor he made purity, tranquility, and loyalty his guiding principles.

其後安童復被召入相，辭，不可，遂往決於志誠。 Later An Tong was summoned back to the chancellorship. He wished to decline but could not refuse, and went to consult Zhicheng.