Tian Chengsi (田承嗣)

Overview

Tian Chengsi was a warlord.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

AD 776 十一年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 135, passage 45
AD 757 十月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 37
AD 766 大曆元年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 66, passages 120-121
AD 756 to AD 757 炅在圍中一年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 17
AD 756 田承嗣
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 159
AD 756 to AD 758 至德中
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 167; Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 33

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AD 757 至德二年五月十五日
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 34
AD 775 與田承嗣…輔牙相倚
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 213, passage 10

Kinship Role descendants of the Tian house · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 35

Tang 唐
Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 167; New Book of Tang 213, passage 10
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 33
Polity Yan rebel regime 賊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 17
At Hebei 河北 · Relation Fled to · From Source Date: Text: 十月 · Western Year: AD 757
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 37
Organization Guard Army 牙軍 · Relation Founder of
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 33

Besieged
Military · Attacker · With Lu Jiong (魯炅) · At Nanyang 南陽 · From Source Date: Text: 至五月 · Western Year: AD 756 · Until Source Date: Text: 至德二年五月十五日 · Western Year: AD 757
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passages 17, 32
Created guard army
Military · Founder · Organization Guard Army 牙軍
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 33
Established yajiun
Political · Founder
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 167
Fled
AD 757 十月 · Military · Fleeing commander · At Hebei 河北
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 37
Occupied six prefectures
Military · Seizer · At Xiang, Wei, Chan, Bo, Wei, and Bei 相、魏、澶、博、衛、貝
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 14, passage 33
Pursued
AD 757 至德二年五月十五日 · Military · Pursuer · With Lu Jiong (魯炅) · Duration two days
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 114, passage 34

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Seized
AD 766 大曆元年 · Military · Commander · At Xiang, Wei, Ming, and Bei prefectures 相、衛、洺、貝四州 · Outcome left the Zhaoyi Army circuit with only two prefectures 所存者二州
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 66, passages 120-121
AD 756 to AD 758 至德中
Political · Seizer
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 159

Assessment usurped prefectures by force · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 66, passage 121

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 135Volume 131 Biographies 81: Li Mian; Li Gao and His Sons Xianggu and Daogu · 1 passage

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 185Volume 181 Biographies 131: Shi Xiancheng, Zi Xiaozhang, He Jintao, Han Yunzhong, Li Yanzhen, Luo Hongxin · 1 passage

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 14Volume 14 Book of Later Liang 14: Biographies 4: Luo Shaowei, Zhao Chou, Wang Ke · 1 passage

New Book of Tang, Chapter 66Volume 66 Tables 6: Military Commanderies 3 · 1 passage

New Book of Tang, Chapter 213Volume 213 Biographies 138: Buffer Regions: the Black, Green, and Yellow Seas · 1 passage