Overview
Du Kan was a rebel.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- Killed after surrender · With Chen Baxian (陳霸先)Directly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 128
Attested activity
- AD 548 to AD 552 侯景渡江Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 123
- AD 552 大寶三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passage 113
- AD 547 to AD 549 太清中Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passage 106
- AD 557 平杜龕Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 20, passage 55; Book of Chen 22, passage 76
- AD 553 承聖二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passage 116
- AD 555 to AD 557 東征杜龕Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passage 117
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- AD 556 to AD 557 東征杜龕Strongly inferred · Book of Chen 15, passage 27
- AD 555 江陵陷後Dated from the passage context · Book of Liang 46, passages 118, 128
- AD 555 紹泰元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 12, passages 21, 55; Book of Chen 25, passages 16, 111
- AD 556 討杜龕Dated from the passage context · Book of Chen 11, passage 105
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Du Beisou (杜北叟)cousin 從弟Directly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 126
- Child of Du Cen (杜岑)son 子
father 父Directly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 105 - Spouse of Daughter of Wang Sengbian (王僧辯女)son-in-law 女婿 · Marriage
son-in-law 婿 · Marriage
wife 妻Sources vary in certainty · Book of Chen 12, passage 159; Book of Liang 46, passage 122 - Kin of Du Ze (杜崱)uncle 叔Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 46, passage 105
Key source chapters
- Book of Liang, Chapter 46 Volume 46: Hu Sengyou; Xu Wensheng; Du Ze; Du An; Du You'an; Du Kan; Yin Zichun 14 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 12 Volume 12: Hu Ying; Xu Du; Du Leng; Shen Ke 7 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 11 Volume 11: Huang Faqu; Chunyu Liang; Zhang Zhaoda 4 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 15 Volume 15: Imperial Family 3 passages
- Book of Chen, Chapter 20 Volume 20: Dao Zhongju; Han Zigao; Hua Jiao 2 passages
Career and standing
- General of Loyal Martial 忠武將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 106
- Grand Treasurer 太府卿AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 110
- Great General Who Pacifies the East 鎮東大將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 120
- inspector of Yun 鄖州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 106
- Pacifying East general / East Yang inspector 平東將軍、東揚州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 115
- Pacifying North general / Ding inspector 安北將軍、定州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 110
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- Pacifying South general / South Yu inspector 鎮南將軍、南豫州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 119
- Zhen inspector and Wuxing governor 震州刺史、吳興太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 118
- Marquis of Zhonglu 中廬縣侯Enfeoffed · Households 1000Directly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 106
- Marquis of Liyang 溧陽縣侯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 119
Places and affiliations
- Polity Liang 梁 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 123
Events and relationships
- CapturedDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 112
- Defeated Hou ZijianDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 113
- Du Kan in southern warsMilitary · ParticipantDirectly stated · Book of Chen 11, passages 105, 107-108
- First merit pacifying Hou JingDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 123
- Forced Lu Na surrenderDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 116
- Held Baling against Hou JingDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passages 108-109
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- Held Wuxing againstDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 125
- Pacified Prince of WulingDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 117
- PacifiedMilitary · OpponentDirectly stated · Book of Chen 22, passage 76
- Routed Hou JingDirectly stated · Book of Liang 46, passage 114
- Sent Du Tai to attack ChangchengMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Book of Chen 11, passage 106
- Relation Son in law of · Person Wang Sengbian (王僧辯)Directly stated · Book of Chen 12, passage 159; Book of Liang 46, passage 122
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 123; Book of Chen 15, passage 12
References in the histories
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