Sui and Tang · Statesman and Prince

Prince of Tang 唐王

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Tang was a statesman and Prince.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 618 二年
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passages 33, 40, 42, 47
AD 617 義寧元年十一月
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passages 10, 13, 18

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Duke of Qin (秦公)
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 5, passage 25
Parent of Jiancheng (建成)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 25
Parent of Yuanji (元吉)
son 子
Strongly inferred · Book of Sui 5, passage 25

Kinship Role consort · Count 1
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 43
Kinship Role daughters · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 43
Kinship Role sons · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 43

Career and standing

Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書令
AD 617 義寧元年十一月甲子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18
Grand Chancellor 大丞相
AD 617 義寧元年十一月甲子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18
Grand Commander of all military affairs 大都督內外諸軍事
AD 617 義寧元年十一月甲子 · Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18
Grand Marshal 太尉
AD 617 義寧元年 · Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passages 13, 18
Grand General 大將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18
Grand Master of Splendid Happiness 光祿大夫
Held
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18

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twelve-tasseled cap and imperial paraphernalia 冕十有二旒
AD 618 二年五月乙巳朔 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 42
Nine Bestowals 九錫
AD 618 二年戊辰 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 40
sword and shoes in hall; no haste at court; unnamed in praise; feather-canopied trumpets 劍履上殿，入朝不趨，贊拜不名，加前後羽葆鼓吹
AD 618 二年春正月丁未 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 33
provisional yellow battle-axe 假黃鉞
AD 617 義寧元年十一月甲子 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18
Prince of Tang 唐王
AD 617 義寧元年十一月甲子 · Advanced
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 18

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Founder of
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passages 54, 58

Events and relationships

Received abdication
AD 618 義寧二年 · Political · Recipient · With Emperor Gong (Yang You) (恭皇帝)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passage 58
Relation Regent for · Person Emperor Gong (Yang You) (恭皇帝)
Directly stated · Book of Sui 5, passages 13, 23

References in the histories

Book of Sui, Chapter 5Volume 5 Annals 5: Emperor Gong · 7 passages

太尉唐公，膺期作宰，時稱舟楫，大拯橫流，糾合義兵，翼戴皇室，與國休戚，再匡區夏，爰奉明詔，弼予幼沖，顯命光臨，天威咫尺，對揚尊號，悼心失圖。 The Grand Marshal, the Duke of Tang, was born for the age and rose to lead the government—called the boat and oar of the realm, he rescued the nation from drowning waters, rallied the righteous armies, and upheld the imperial house, sharing its fortunes through good and ill and twice restoring order within the Four Seas. Now, bearing the bright edict, he assists my tender youth; his august commission shines upon us, Heaven's might is almost within reach. Facing him and accepting the honored title, my grieving heart knows no course.

甲子，以光祿大夫、大將軍、太尉唐公為假黃鉞、使持節、大都督內外諸軍事、尚書令、大丞相，進封唐王。 On jiazi day, the Duke of Tang—holding the posts of Grand Master of Splendid Happiness, Grand General, and Grand Marshal—was given provisional authority over the yellow battle-axe, commissioned with imperial credentials as Grand Commander of all military affairs at home and abroad, made Director of the Department of State Affairs and Grand Chancellor, and advanced to the rank of Prince of Tang.

己巳，以唐王子隴西公建成為唐國世子，敦煌公為京兆尹，[2]改封秦公，元吉為齊公，食邑各萬戶。 On jisi day, the Duke of Tang's son, the Duke of Longxi (Jiancheng), was named heir to the State of Tang; the Duke of Dunhuang was appointed Governor of Jingzhao, [2] and re-enfeoffed as Duke of Qin; Yuanji was made Duke of Qi; each received a fief of ten thousand households.

二年春正月丁未，詔唐王劍履上殿，入朝不趨，贊拜不名，加前後羽葆鼓吹。 In spring of the second year, on dingwei day in the first month, the Prince of Tang was granted the privilege of wearing sword and shoes in the imperial hall, of walking at his own pace when attending court and of being addressed without his name in obeisance, and was given feather-canopied trumpets fore and aft.

戊辰，詔唐王備九錫之禮，加璽紱、遠遊冠、綠綟綬，位在諸侯王上。 On wuchen day the Prince of Tang was granted the full Nine Bestowals—seal and ribbon, Far-Traveling Cap, and green cord with crimson sash—and his rank was placed above all feudal princes.

五月乙巳朔，詔唐王冕十有二旒，建天子旌旗，出警入蹕，金根車駕，備五時副車，置旄頭雲罕車，儛八佾，設鍾虡宮懸。 On the first day of the fifth month (yisi), the Prince of Tang was granted a twelve-tasseled imperial cap, the emperor's banners and standards, outriders and imperial escort, the golden-root chariot with its five seasonal equipages, the Maotou and Yunhan chariots, eight rows of ritual dancers, and the full palace bell and stone chime ensemble.

相國唐王，膺期命世，扶危拯溺，自北徂南，東征西怨，總九合於一匡，決百勝於千里，糾率夷夏，大庇氓黎，保乂朕躬，繄王是賴。 The Chancellor of State, Prince of Tang, was born to answer the needs of the age. He has sustained those in peril and rescued those in distress; as he marched from north to south, the west longed for him when he campaigned in the east. He has gathered the lords nine times and set the realm to rights in one stroke, and won a hundred victories from a thousand li away. He has rallied non-Chinese and Chinese alike, sheltered the common people, and preserved my person. It is upon the prince that I rely.