Overview
Tian Rengong was a general and Duke of Guan State.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Sui
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Changgui | 長貴 | |
| Posthumous name | Jing | 敬 |
Life and dates
Death
- 歲餘Unspecified · At in office 官 · Age 47Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 105
- Death prompted Tian Demao's mourningDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 53
Age
- 47At Event deathDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 105
Attested activity
- AD 578 to AD 579 宣帝時Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 99
- AD 577 從武帝平齊Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 98
- AD 581 to AD 600 開皇初Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 72, passages 50, 52
- AD 581 高祖受禪Dated from the passage context · Book of Sui 54, passage 102
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Shishi (世師)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 107
- Child of Hong (弘)father 父Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 91
- Parent of Demao (德懋)second son 次子Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 108
- Parent of Shishi (世師)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 107
- Parent of Tian Demao (田德懋)son 子Directly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 50
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Junior Vice Minister of War 小司馬Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 100
- Grand General of the Right Martial Guard 右武衛大將軍未幾 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 104
- Grand Master with the Opening of a Government Office with Equal Honor to the Three Excellencies 開府儀同三司後數載 · Appointed · Reason again for his father's meritDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 96
- Area Commander of Youzhou 幽州總管AD 577 從武帝平齊 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 98
- Grand Preceptor to the Crown Prince 太子太師AD 581 高祖受禪 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 102
- Senior Clerk for Ritual Forms 掌式中士Appointed · Polity Zhou 周Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 93
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- Senior Opening of a Government Office 上開府AD 577 從武帝平齊 · GrantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 98
- Minister of Works 司空Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 106
- Grand General 大將軍AD 580 高祖為丞相 · PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 100
- Clerk of Central and External Military Affairs 中外兵曹Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 95
- Clerk of the Central and External Offices 中外府掾TransferredDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 96
- Duke of Yanmen Commandery 雁門郡公AD 578 to AD 579 宣帝時 · AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 99
- Duke of Xiyang Commandery 淅陽郡公AD 577 從武帝平齊 · Advanced · Fief Households Increase 2000Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 98
- Duke of Guan State 觀國公Advanced · Total Fief Households 5000Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 103
- Viscount of Chunyin 鶉陰子Enfeoffed · Reason his father Hong's military meritDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 94
- Duke of Guanguo 觀國公HeldDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 50
- Senior Pillar of the State 上柱國AD 581 高祖受禪 · PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 102
- Pillar of the State 柱國AD 580 高祖為丞相 · PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 101
- Duke of Xiangwu County 襄武縣公Re enfeoffed · Fief Households 500Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 97
Places and affiliations
- At Changcheng in Pingliang 平涼長城Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 90
Learning and skills
- passed the classics examination 明經Polity Zhou 周Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 93
Events and relationships
- Campaigned withDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 98
- Campaigned withMilitary · Subordinate commander · With Person Id Yuwen Hu (宇文護) · Detail won military merit many timesDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 97
- DefeatedAD 580 高祖為丞相 · Military · Subordinate commander · With Person Id Wei Xiaokuan (韋孝寬) · With Yuchi Jiong (尉遲迥) · At Xiangzhou 相州Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 101
- Earned military merit that benefited his sonMilitary · Meritorious participantDirectly stated · Book of Sui 72, passage 52
- Oversaw construction ofAdministrative · Supervisor · Detail the ancestral temple and altars of soil and grain · Authority Emperor Wen of Sui (隋文帝)Directly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 103
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment greatly favored and trusted; the Emperor once visited his residence, feasting with the utmost joy and granting exceptionally generous gifts · Mode narrator-reportDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 102
- magnanimous and humane by nature, with breadth of visionCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Sui 54, passage 92
References in the histories
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