Overview
Tang Lin was an official and Judge.
Life and dates
Death
- At Chaozhou 潮州 · Age 60Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 35
Age
- 60Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 35
Attested activity
- AD 618 武德初Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 5
- AD 650 永徽元年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 28
- AD 659 顯慶四年Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 34
- AD 649 高宗即位Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 19
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Tang Shao (唐紹)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 44
- Descendant of Tang Jin (唐瑾)grandfather 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 1
- Kin of Tang Lingze (唐令則)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 3
- Sibling of Tang Jiao (唐皎)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 4
- Parent of Parent of Tang Shaofather 父Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 44
- Child of Father of Tang Linfather 父Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 1
Career and standing
- staff officer in the Right Guard armor bureau 右衛率府鎧曹參軍AD 618 武德初 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 5
- Censor-in-Chief 御史大夫AD 650 永徽元年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 28
- acting Vice Minister of Personnel 檢校吏部侍郎AD 649 高宗即位 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 19
- Minister of Justice 大理卿AD 649 高宗即位同年 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 20
- assistant magistrate of Wanquan 萬泉丞AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 6
- Attending Censor 侍御史AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 11
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- Minister of Punishments 刑部尚書AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 33
- Vice Minister of the Yellow Gate 黃門侍郎AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 12
- Prefect of Chaozhou 潮州刺史AD 659 顯慶四年 · DemotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 34
- Gold-Purple Glory Grand Master 金紫光祿大夫GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 33
- Silver-Green Glory Grand Master 銀青光祿大夫GrantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 12
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 5
- At Chang'an in Jingzhao 京兆長安Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 1
- At Beihai 北海 · Relation Ancestral originDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 2
- At Guanzhong 關中 · Relation Migrated toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 2
Works and attributed material
- Records of Netherworld Retribution 冥報記Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 36
- Memorial · Author · With Gaozong (高宗)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passages 221-234
Events and relationships
- Secured exile instead of deathDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passage 32
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment lenient and forbearing · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 85, passages 13, 18