Overview
Duan Rong was an official, General, and Astrologer.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Northern Qi
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zimao | 子茂 | Zimao |
| Posthumous name | Zhaojing | 昭景 | Zhaojing |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 539 元象二年五月Age Value: 62Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 26
Age
- 62AD 539 元象二年 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 26
Attested activity
- AD 539 元象二年五月Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 26
- AD 538 元象元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 25
- AD 532 及平鄴Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 22
- AD 536 天平三年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 20
- AD 537 天平四年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 24
- AD 525 孝昌元年Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 44
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- AD 534 to AD 545 昔與卿父冒涉險艱，同獎王室Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 59
- AD 525 to AD 528 杜洛周為亂Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 11
- AD 520 正光初Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 6
- AD 530 to AD 550 段榮以姻戚之重，遇時來之會Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 238
- AD 537 渭曲失利Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 23
- AD 531 to AD 534 義旗建Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 95
- AD 531 高祖建義山東Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 12
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Duan Shao (段韶)father 父
eldest son 長子 · paternal lineSources vary in certainty · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 30, 59, 205, 207 - Child of Duan Lian (段連)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 4
- Parent of Duan Xiaoyan (段孝言)father 父Sources vary in certainty · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 71, 205
- Parent of Duan Ning'an (段寧安)son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 49
- Spouse of Stepmother of Duan Shao (段韶繼母)stepmother 繼母 · MarriageStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 49
- Spouse of Wife of Duan Rong (段榮妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 18
- Spouse of Lady Liang (梁氏)wife 妻Strongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 69, 71
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 10
Key source chapters
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 16 Volume 16 Biographies 8: Duan Rong; Duan Shao 21 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 1 Volume 1 Annals 1: Emperor Shenwu 1 2 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 6 Volume 6 Annals 6: Emperor Xiaozhao 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 18 Volume 18 Biographies 10: Sun Teng; Gao Longzhi; Sima Ziru 1 passage
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 25 Volume 25 Biographies 17: Zhang Zuan; Zhang Liang; Zhang Yao; Zhang Qi; Xu Yuan; Wang Jun; Wang Hong 1 passage
Origins and identity
- grandson of Xin; son of LianDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 3-4
Career and standing
- acting administrator of Xiang Province 行相州事Acted asDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 19
- grand commander 大都督AD 537 天平四年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 24
- grand commissioner of Shandong 山東大行臺AD 537 天平四年 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 24
- General Who Pacifies the North 鎮北將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 14
- Governor of Ding Province 定州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 14
- inspector of Ding 定州刺史AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 25, passage 95
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- ambassador to pacify and instruct the northwest circuit 西北道慰喻大使HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 13
- Governor of Ji Province 濟州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 19
- right deputy of the mobile office 行臺右丞HeldDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 13
- Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書令AD 561 皇建二年 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 29
- Grand Marshal 大司馬AD 561 皇建二年 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 29
- commander-in-chief of military affairs in Ding, Ji, Cang, and Ying 定冀滄瀛四州諸軍事Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 27
- Governor of Ding Province 定州刺史Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 27
- Grand Commandant 太尉Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 27
- Left Vice Director of the Masters of Writing 尚書左僕射Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 27
- acting administrator of Tai Province 行泰州事AD 536 天平三年 · TransferredDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 20
- Governor of Ying Province 瀛州刺史TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 17
- Marquis of Guzang County 姑臧縣侯Enfeoffed · Fief eight hundred households 邑八百戶Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 16
- Marquis of Guzang County 姑臧縣侯Granted by graceDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 49
- Equal to the Three Dukes 儀同三司AD 538 元象元年 · GrantedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 25
- associated sacrifice in ancestral temple 配饗AD 560 皇建元年 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 6, passage 91
- bearer of the staff of authority 使持節Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 27
- Prince of Wuwei 武威王AD 561 皇建二年 · Posthumously grantedDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 29
- NotedDeceasedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 6, passage 91
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wei 東魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 12, 20, 25, 59, 238
- Polity Northern Qi 北齊 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 238
- At Guzang in Wuwei 姑臧武威Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 2
- AD 532 及平鄴At Zhongshan 中山 · Relation Posted toDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 22
- At Pingcheng 平城 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 10
- At Xindu 信都 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 14
Learning and skills
- Skill calendrical arts and stellar portents 曆術、星象 · Level devotedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 5
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent s0006, s0008Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 6, 8
- Encomium · Subject · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 243-244
Events and relationships
- Advised against Guanxi campaignDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 22
- Associated sacrifice in templeDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 28
- Declined to take up postAdministrative · Appointee · At Ying Province 瀛州Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 18
- Fled south with familyMigration · Actor · At Pingcheng 平城Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 10
- Fled toDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 11
- Held Xindu then garrisoned ZhongshanAD 532 及平鄴 · Military · Garrison commander · At Xindu 信都Dated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 22
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- Helped bring great plan to fruitionDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 12
- Plotted againstDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 44
- Plotted to killDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 11
- Predicted turmoil within ten yearsAD 520 正光初 · Prediction · SpeakerDated from the passage context · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 6, 8-9
- SavedDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 48
- Transported military suppliesLogistics · Supplier · At Ye 鄴Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 15
- Relation Ally of · Person Gao Huan (高歡)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 11-12
- Relation Subordinate of · Person Gao Huan (高歡)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 18, passage 22
- 姻戚之重Relation Affinal kin of ruling houseDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 238
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment by marriage kinship met the times; merits worth naming · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 238
- Assessment mild, benevolent, and forbearing; loved by officials and common people · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 21
- Assessment opened the springhead of the family · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 16, passage 243
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 1, passage 44; Book of Northern Qi 16, passages 59, 205
References in the histories
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