Overview
Feng Tang was an official.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Age
- 90BC 141 武帝立 · Reckoning Sui · Qualifier overDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 132
- 90Reckoning More than ninetyDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 283
Attested activity
- BC 180 to BC 157 事文帝Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 88
- BC 157 十年，景帝立Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 281
- BC 180 to BC 157 文帝Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 88
- BC 180 to BC 157 文帝時Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 9
- BC 180 to BC 141 文帝武時Directly stated · Book of Later Han 32, passage 5
- BC 157 to BC 141 景帝立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 130
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- BC 141 武帝即位Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 282
- BC 141 武帝立Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passages 131-132
- BC 180 to BC 157 馮唐（漢文帝時）Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 173, passage 173
- BC 180 to BC 141 馮唐之論將Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 278
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Grandfather of Feng Tang (馮唐祖父)grandfather 大父 · paternal line · 2 generations
grandfather 祖父 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 85; Book of Han 59, passage 85 - Child of Father of Feng Tang (馮唐父)father 父Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 86; Records of the Grand Historian 102, passages 86, 98
- Child of Chancellor of Dai (代相)son of the chancellor of Dai 代相子Directly stated · Book of Han 90, passage 9
- Parent of Feng Sui (馮遂)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 132; Book of Han 59, passage 283
Key source chapters
- Book of Han, Chapter 59 Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng 17 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102 Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang 17 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 90 Volume 79: Feng Fengshi 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 32 Volume 28b: Biography of Feng Yan 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 173 Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du 1 passage
Career and standing
- Chancellor of Chu 楚相BC 157 七年，景帝立 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 130
- Captain of the Attendants 中郎署長BC 180 to BC 157 事文帝 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 88
- Chancellor of Chu 楚相BC 157 十年，景帝立 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 281
- Chariot and Cavalry Colonel 車騎都尉BC 180 to BC 157 文帝 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 129
- chief commandant of chariots and cavalry 車騎都尉AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 126
- Chancellor of Chu 楚相BC 157 to BC 141 景帝 · DismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 130
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- chief of a section of palace gentlemen 郎中署長HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 88
- HeldRenowned for filial pietyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 88
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 88
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 88
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 173, passage 173
- At Anling 安陵Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passages 85, 87
- At Anling 安陵 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 87
Learning and skills
- Skill discourse on generals 論將率 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 135
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen of Han (漢文帝)
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen (文帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passages 95, 97-98, 101-102, 105, 108-124
Events and relationships
- Cited in chapter appraisal for discourse on generalsAppraisal · ExemplarDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 278
- Knew emperor could not use able generalsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 173
- Pardoned wei shang by imperial orderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 129
- PardonedDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 126
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment counsel on generals · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 278
- Assessment discourse-on-generals-full-of-meaning · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 135
- noted for filial pietyFilial devotionDirectly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 88
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 173
- Recommended as worthy under Emperor Wu but too old to serve; son appointed insteadDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passages 131-132
References in the histories
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