Song, Liao, and Jin · Imperial Prince and Commander

Tachar 塔察兒

Attested AD 1248 - AD 1258

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tachar was an Imperial Prince and Commander.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1253 三年癸丑春正月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 63, 65
AD 1258 八年戊午…十一月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 144, 186, 195
AD 1258 八年戊午…二月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 144-145, 153
AD 1251 元年辛亥夏六月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 29
AD 1256 六年丙辰…秋七月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 109, 118-119
AD 1257 七年丁巳…九月
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 126, 131, 137

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AD 1248 to AD 1251 歲戊申，定宗崩
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passages 20-21

Events and relationships

As an eastern prince met at Kötö'ü Adal and joined in raising Möngke to the throne on the Onon River
AD 1251 元年辛亥夏六月 · Political · Participant · With Möngke (蒙哥)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 29
Attended the assembly of princes at Alagh Tagh that resolved to raise Möngke to the throne
AD 1248 to AD 1251 歲戊申，定宗崩 · Political · Participant · With Möngke (蒙哥) · At Alagh Tagh 阿剌脫忽剌兀
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 21
His camp was raided by Prince Yeke
AD 1253 三年癸丑春正月 · Military · Target · With Yeke (也古)
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 65
His troops plundered the people's sheep and pigs passing through Dongping, and the Emperor sent envoys to demand an accounting
AD 1256 六年丙辰…秋七月 · Military · Commander · With Möngke (蒙哥) · At Dongping 東平
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 119
Led the armies south, besieged Fancheng and withdrew after months of rain
AD 1257 七年丁巳…九月 · Military · Commander · At Fancheng 樊城
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 137
Ordered to attack Jingshan to divide the Song forces
AD 1258 八年戊午…二月 · Military · Commander · At Jingshan 荊山
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 153

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Raided as far as the river and returned, joining the Emperor at the mobile court
AD 1258 八年戊午…十一月 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · History of Yuan 3, passage 195

Source notes

塔剌兒 (s0065) and 塔察 (s0153) are variant writings of 塔察兒; the chapter's English renders all three as Tachar
Field name
Strongly inferred · History of Yuan 3, passages 65, 153

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Xianzong · 7 passages

諸王拔都木哥、阿裏不哥、唆亦哥禿、塔察兒，大將兀良合台、速你帶、帖木迭兒、也速不花，咸會于阿剌脫忽剌兀之地，拔都首建議推戴。 Princes Batu, Möge, Ariq Böke, Sögtü, and Tachar, together with the generals Uriyangqadai, Sübetei, Temüder, and Yesu Buqa, assembled at Alagh Tagh, where Batu first moved to have him raised up.

元年辛亥夏六月，西方諸王別兒哥、脫哈帖木兒，東方諸王也古、脫忽、亦孫哥、按只帶、塔察兒、別裏古帶，西方諸大將班裏赤等，東方諸大將也速不花等，復大會於闊帖兀阿闌之地，共推帝即皇帝位於斡難河。 In the first year (xinhai), in the sixth month of summer, the western princes Berke and Toghtamur, the eastern princes Yeke, Toghu, Yissüngge, Ajai, Tachar, and Belgütei, the western generals led by Barchin, and the eastern generals led by Yesu Buqa met again at Kötö'ü Adal and together enthroned him on the Onon River.

諸王也古以怨襲諸王塔剌兒營。 Prince Yeke, nursing a grievance, raided Prince Tachar's camp.

諸王塔察兒、駙馬帖裏垓軍過東平諸處，掠民羊豕，帝聞，遣使問罪，由是諸軍無犯者。 Prince Tachar and the imperial son-in-law Teligai led their troops through Dongping and the surrounding districts, seizing the people's sheep and swine. When word reached the Emperor he sent envoys to demand an accounting, and from then on no army dared molest the populace.

宗王塔察兒率諸軍南征，圍樊城，霖雨連月，乃班師。 Prince Tachar led the southern armies against Fancheng, but month after month of rain forced him to withdraw.

命塔察攻荊山，分宋兵力。 Tachar was ordered to strike Jingshan and split the Song armies.

諸王莫哥都攻禮義山不克，諸王塔察兒略地至江而還，並會於行在所。 Prince Mögedü assaulted Liyi Mountain without success; Prince Tachar raided to the river and turned back; both rejoined the Emperor at the mobile court.