Overview
Tong Guan was an eunuch and General.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 1121 保大初Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 102, passage 52
- AD 1117 三月乙未Directly stated · History of Song 21, passage 215
- AD 1112 丙戌Dated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 31
- AD 1116 九月己未Dated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 204
- AD 1115 五年二月庚午Dated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 135
- AD 1118 八月甲寅Dated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 287
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- AD 1116 六年春正月戊子Dated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 169
- AD 1100 to AD 1126 北宋末童貫典兵Dated from the passage context · History of Song 392, passage 32
- AD 1117 十二月庚午Directly stated · History of Song 21, passage 248
- AD 1119 to AD 1125 宣和中Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 100
- AD 1122 改元德興Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 29, passages 86-87
- AD 1120 to AD 1121 方臘之亂Directly stated · History of Song 96, passage 177
- AD 1120 to AD 1121 方臘起Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 254
- AD 1100 to AD 1126 童貫輩初亦甚微Strongly inferred · History of Song 357, passage 146
- AD 1100 to AD 1125 見童貫不拜Dated from the passage context · History of Song 357, passages 13-14
Key source chapters
- History of Song, Chapter 357 Volume 357 Biographies 116: He Guan, Li Xijing, Wang Yun, Tan Shiji, Mei Zhili, Cheng Zhen, Liu Yanqing 8 passages
- History of Song, Chapter 21 Volume 21 Annals 21: Huizong 3 7 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 29 Volume 29 Annals 29: Emperor Tianzuo 3 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 102 Volume 102 Biographies 32: Xiao Fengxian, Li Chuwen, Zhang Lin, Yelu Yudu 1 passage
- History of Song, Chapter 96 Volume 96 Treatises 49: Rivers and Canals 6 1 passage
Career and standing
- inner attendant 內侍Directly stated · History of Song 96, passage 177
- acting head of the Bureau of Military Affairs 權領樞密院AD 1117 三月乙未 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 215
- Grand Marshal 太尉AD 1112 丙戌 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 31
- Grandee of the Palace with the same ceremonial rank as the Three Excellencies 開府儀同三司AD 1116 九月己未 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 204
- in charge of the six-circuit frontier 領六路邊事AD 1115 五年二月庚午 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 135
- Grand Guardian 太保AD 1118 八月甲寅 · AppointedDated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 287
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- pacification commissioner of Shaanxi and Hebei 宣撫陝西、河北AD 1116 六年春正月戊子 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 169
- head of the Bureau of Military Affairs 領樞密院AD 1117 十二月庚午 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 248
- pacification commissioner 宣撫使AD 1120 to AD 1121 方臘之亂 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passage 177
- military commissioner of Wuxin Army 武信軍節度使HeldDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 31
Places and affiliations
- AD 1116 政和六年Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · History of Song 21, passage 204
- Polity Northern Song 北宋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passage 177
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation Served
- AD 1116 六年春正月戊子At Hebei 河北 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 169
- AD 1116 六年春正月戊子At Shaanxi 陝西 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 21, passage 169
Events and relationships
- Campaigned westMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 27
- Commanded troops opening border troublesAD 1100 to AD 1126 北宋末童貫典兵 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · History of Song 392, passage 32
- Favored sea transport and overland carriageAD 1120 to AD 1121 方臘之亂 · Military · Pacification commissionerDirectly stated · History of Song 96, passage 177
- Headed pacification staffAD 1119 to AD 1125 宣和中 · Military administrative · Pacification commissionerDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 100
- Northern campaignMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 34
- Rejected He Guan advice on splitting commandsPolicy · Decision makerDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 39
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- Resented failure to bowDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 13
- SuppressedDirectly stated · History of Song 357, passage 254
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment once insignificant; small evils unpunished grow into disaster · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Tan Shiji (譚世勣)Directly stated · History of Song 357, passage 146
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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