Sui and Tang · Tang Official

Qian Hui 錢徽

Attested AD 811 - AD 818

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Qian Hui was a Tang Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 818 元和十三年
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124
AD 811 to AD 817 元和間
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 173, passage 47

Key source chapters

New Book of Tang, Chapter 44 Volume 44 Treatises 39: Selecting and Appointing Officials 1 1 passage
New Book of Tang, Chapter 173 Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du 1 passage

Career and standing

Vice-Minister of Rites 侍郎
Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124
demoted from office 貶官
Demotion · Demoted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124; New Book of Tang 173, passage 47

Events and relationships

Candidates failed reexamination
Administrative · Examiner
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124
Urged halt Cai campaign
Political · Advocate
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 173, passage 47

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 44, passage 124; New Book of Tang 173, passage 47

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 44Volume 44 Treatises 39: Selecting and Appointing Officials 1 · 1 passage

是歲，侍郎錢徽所舉送，覆試多不中選，由是貶官，而舉人雜文復送中書門下。 That year most candidates presented by Vice-Minister Qian Hui failed the re-examination; he was demoted as a result, and candidates' literary compositions were once again forwarded to the Secretariat.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 173Volume 173 Biographies 98: Pei Du · 1 passage

于時，討蔡數不利，群臣爭請罷兵，錢徽、蕭俛尤確苦。 The campaign against Cai had met repeated setbacks, and ministers clamored to withdraw the armies, Qian Hui and Xiao Fu being the most insistent.