Overview
Tan Cheng was an administrator and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yanqing | 彥清 | Yanqing |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause Illness · Age 58 · Timing before reaching the new postDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 38
Age
- 19Reckoning Stated · Context when appointed magistrate of JiaochengDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 15
- 58Reckoning Stated · Context at deathDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 38
Attested activity
- AD 1265 至元二年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 30
- AD 1270 至元七年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 31
- AD 1257 丁巳Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passages 25-26
- AD 1260 中統元年Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 27
- AD 1235 乙未Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passages 18-19
- AD 1252 壬子Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 22
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- AD 1254 甲寅Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 191, passage 23
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Tan Zirong (譚資榮)father 父Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 10
- Parent of Tan Kexiu (譚克修)son 子Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 44
- Sibling of Tan Shanfu (譚山阜)younger brother 弟Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 23
- Sibling of Tan Ziyong (譚資用)younger brother 弟Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 13
Career and standing
- administrator of Jingzhao 京兆總管AD 1270 至元七年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 31
- Vice Minister of Agriculture 司農少卿AD 1270 至元七年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 31
- retainer at Kublai's princely headquarters 留籓府AD 1254 甲寅 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 23
- Deputy Commander-in-Chief and Associate Commissioner of the Pacification Commission 副都元帥、同知宣慰使司事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 37
- Intendant of the Judicial Investigation Commission for Shaanxi-Sichuan Circuit 陝西四川道提刑按察使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 32
- magistrate of Jiaocheng 交城令InheritedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 14-15
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- defender of Chengdu 守成都Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 35
- administrator of Huaimeng Circuit 懷孟路總管AD 1260 中統元年 · PromotedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 27
- administrator of Henan Circuit 河南路總管AD 1265 至元二年 · TransferredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 30
- administrator of Pingluan Circuit 平灤路總管AD 1265 至元二年 · TransferredDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 30
- Punished powerful local ringleaders according to lawDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 17
Places and affiliations
- At Huailai in Dexing 德興懷來 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 9
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · Addressee court · Mode memorial Speaker Tan Cheng (譚澄)Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 32-33
- Spoken refusal · Speaker · With You Xian (遊顯) · Mode quotation Speaker Tan Cheng (譚澄)Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 40-41
Events and relationships
- Accompanied dispatched envoysOfficial mission · Envoy companionDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 23
- Buried exposed corpses, rebuilt burned homes, relieved famine, and recalled fugitives at ChengduRelief · AdministratorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 36
- Explained census debts and tax arrears at courtDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 18-21
- Had the Tangwen Canal dug for Qin River irrigation during droughtAgricultural · AdministratorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 28-29
- Mitigated the damage of Alandar's audit with KököDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 25-26
- Ordered the Wengu stream opened and its irrigation benefits sharedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 16
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- Removed nonresident names from Jiaocheng rolls and collected taxes on timeAD 1252 壬子 · Census · AdministratorDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 22
- Secured rule allowing childless men aged forty to take a concubinePolicy · ProposerDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 32-34
- Relation Petitioned through · Person Yelü Chucai (耶律楚材)Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 19
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment a governor whose presence assured good governance · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Liu Bingzhong (劉秉忠)Directly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 39
- Assessment integrity in refusing advancement through You Xian's recommendation · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passages 40-43
- Item gold tally and gold tiger tally 金符、金虎符 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Yuan 191, passage 27
References in the histories
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