Overview
Deng Tong was a Favored courtier of Emperor Wen of Han.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 157 to BC 141 寄死人家Died lodged in anothers house without a coin · At another persons house 人家Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 38
- died as a dependent in another's household without a coin to his name 寄死人家，竟不得名一錢Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 36
Attested activity
- BC 180 to BC 157 Emperor Wen era favorite 鄧通Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 273
- BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時…鄧通…鑄錢Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passages 9, 11
- BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 6; Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 9, 13
- BC 179 to BC 157 是時…鄧通，大夫也Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passages 78-79
- BC 157 to BC 141 景帝立Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 34; Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 31
- BC 209 to BC 141 漢初Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 51, passage 113
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- BC 180 to BC 157 漢文帝之世Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 38, passage 246
- BC 180 to BC 157 漢文帝之世Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 8
- BC 180 to BC 157 漢文帝時Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 153
- BC 180 to BC 157 鄧通方隆愛幸…丞相幾殺臣Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 128, 143
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 125 Biographies of Flatterers 21 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 105 Volume 93: Flatterers 20 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 51 Volume 42: Zhang, Zhou, Zhao, Ren and Shentu 10 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 96 Biography of Chancellor Zhang 10 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 27 Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 2 passages
Career and standing
- coin caster 鑄錢Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 11
- Yellow-Cap Boatman 黃頭郎Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 13
- Yellow-Head Gentleman who bailed boats 濯船黃頭郎Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 16
- Senior Grand Master 上大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 18
- office 官BC 157 文帝崩，景帝立 · DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 34
- senior grandee 上大夫BC 180 to BC 157 文帝時 · HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 22
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- Gentleman of the Palace 郎中HeldDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 56, passage 8
- grand master 大夫HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 11
- Grand Palace Gentleman 太中大夫HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 128
- Grandee 大夫HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 78
- copper mines at Yandao in Shu with minting rights 蜀嚴道銅山，得自鑄錢GrantedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 24
- EnteredBC 157 to BC 141 鄧通免，家居 · Living at homeDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 34
- EnteredDismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 31
- HeldBC 180 to BC 157 文帝尊幸之 · Imperial favoriteDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 20
- HeldIndebted · Quantity tens of millions 數巨萬Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 33
- HeldImperial favorite
- HeldIndebtedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 35
- illegal minting beyond the frontier 盜出徼外鑄錢BC 157 to BC 141 居無何 · ProsecutedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 35
- investigation for illicit minting beyond the frontier 盜出徼外鑄錢ProsecutedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 32-33
- confiscation of property 盡沒入之BC 157 to BC 141 遂竟案 · SufferedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 35
- confiscation of household property 盡沒入鄧通家SufferedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 33
Places and affiliations
- BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 6
- Western Han 西漢Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 246; Book of Southern Qi 37, passage 153
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 78
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 273
- At Nan'an in Shu commandery 蜀郡南安Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 16
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- At Nan'an in the Commandery of Shu 蜀郡南安Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 13
- BC 180 to BC 157 賜通蜀嚴道銅山At Yandao copper mountains in Shu 蜀嚴道銅山 · Relation GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 26
- At Nan'an 南安 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 16
- Organization Deng clan 鄧氏 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 27; Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 12
Learning and skills
- Skill no other skills; could recommend no one 無他技能，不能有所薦達 · Level none · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 23
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen of Han (漢文帝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 28
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen (文帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 30
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Emperor Wen (文帝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 143
Events and relationships
- Cast coinBC 179 to BC 157 鄧通，大夫也，以鑄錢財過王者 · Economic · MinterDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passages 78-79
- Cast coinsBC 180 to BC 157 孝文時 · Monetary · AgentDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 11
- Coinage spread realmMonetary · AssociatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 30, passage 12
- Granted right to mintBC 180 to BC 157 得自鑄錢 · Economic · Beneficiary · At Yandao 嚴道Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 26
- Identified by nameDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 19
- Identified from emperor dreamDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 14-16
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- Kowtowed barefootDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 137, 141
- Matched dream attendantDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 17-18
- Physiognomy predicted starvationPrediction · Subject · Mode quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 24
- Showed disrespect beside emperorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 130
- Sucked abscessDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 28
- Sucked abscessDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 26
- Relation Rival of · Person Emperor Jing of Han (漢景帝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 30
- Relation Favorite of · Person Emperor Wen (文帝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 128-129, 142
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment among male favorites who swayed rulers, less favored than Dong Xian · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 273
- Assessment no skills; only careful flattery of the emperor · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 12, 20
- Assessment no talent except careful flattery · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 23
- Assessment willing, careful, avoided outside contacts · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 21
- BC 180 to BC 157 文帝賞賜通巨萬以十數Item rewards counted in hundreds of thousands 賞賜巨萬以十數 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 22
- Item Deng clan coins 鄧氏錢 · Relation ProducedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 24
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- Item Deng Tong's coinage wealth 鄧通之錢 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 246
- Item Deng-clan coinage 鄧氏錢 · Relation ProducedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 27
- Item lavish rewards accumulating to enormous sums 賞賜累巨萬 · Relation ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 128
- Item rewards totaling tens of millions 賞賜巨萬以十數 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 18
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 6; Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 128
- coin-casting fortune exceeded that of kingsField wealthDirectly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 78
- physiognomist predicted death in poverty by starvation; emperor rejected the verdictDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 21-23
References in the histories
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