Yuan · Former Right Chancellor and Chief Director-in-Chief

Toqto'a 脫脫

Tuōtuō

Attested AD 1339 - AD 1355

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30
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9
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3

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Toqto'a was a Former Right Chancellor and Chief Director-in-Chief.

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  1. History of Yuan, Chapter 66 Volume 66 Treatises 19: Rivers and Canals 3 8 passages
  2. History of Yuan, Chapter 111 Volume 111 Tables 6: Three Ducal Ministers 2 7 passages
  3. History of Liao, Chapter 117 Appendix: History of the Liao Table 5 passages
  4. History of Yuan, Chapter 145 Volume 145 Biographies 32: Yilianzhenban, Lianhuishanhaiya, Yuelubuhua, Dalimashili 3 passages
  5. History of Yuan, Chapter 117 Volume 117 Biographies 4: Belgutei, Jochi, Tula, Yahudou, Kuanchepuhua, Tiemu'er Buhua 2 passages

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30 passages

History of Liao, Chapter 117Appendix: History of the Liao Table · 5 passages
開府儀同三司、上柱國、錄軍國重事、中書右丞相、監修國史、領經筵事臣脫脫言:竊惟天文莫驗於璣衡,人文莫證於簡策。 Your subject Toqto'a, Grand Preceptor with protocol equal to the Three Excellencies, Supreme Pillar of State, Recorder of Weighty Affairs of Army and State, Right Chancellor of the Secretariat, Supervisor of the National History, and Director of the Classics Lectures, respectfully observes: Heaven can be verified only through the armillary sphere and its instruments; human affairs can be established only through the written records of history.
於是命臣脫脫以中書右丞相領都總裁,中書平章政事臣鐵睦爾達世、中書右丞今平章政事臣賀惟一、御史中丞今翰林學士承旨臣張起巖,翰林學士臣歐陽玄、侍御史今集賢侍講學士兼國子祭酒臣呂思誠、翰林侍講學士臣揭傒斯奉命為總裁官。 Thereupon Your Majesty appointed your subject Toqto'a, Right Chancellor of the Secretariat, as overall chief compiler, and ordered the Secretariat Councilor Tiemuer Dashi, Right Vice Chancellor and now Councilor He Wei, Censor-in-Chief and now Hanlin Expositor-in-Chief Zhang Qiyan, Hanlin Academician Ouyang Xuan, Attending Censor and now Academician Lecturer of the Hall of Gathered Worthies and Concurrent Director of the Imperial Academy Lü Sicheng, and Hanlin Lecturer Jie Xisi to serve as chief compilers.
History of Song, Chapter 497Volume 497: Appendix: History of Song Table Revision of Official Titles · 1 passage
命臣阿魯圖、左丞相臣別兒怯不花領史事,前右丞相臣脫脫為都總裁,平章政事臣帖穆爾達世、御史大夫臣惟一、翰林學士承旨臣起巖、臣玄、治書御史臣好文、禮部尚書臣沂、崇文大監臣宗瑞為總裁官,平章政事臣納麟、臣顏、前中書右丞 臣達世睦邇、左丞 臣守簡、參議 臣岳柱、臣住、臣思謙、郎中 臣斡欒、臣思立等協恭董治,史官工部侍郎 臣斡玉倫徒,秘書卿 臣泰不華、太常僉院 臣杜秉彝、翰林直學士 臣宋褧,國子司業 臣王思誠、臣澤民、集賢待制 臣干文傳、翰林待制 臣張瑾、臣師道、宣文閣鑒書博士 臣麥文貴、監察御史 臣余闕、太常博士 臣李齊、翰林修撰 臣劉聞、太醫院都事 臣賈魯、國子助教 臣馮福可、太廟署令 臣陳祖仁、西臺御史 臣趙中、翰林應奉 臣王儀、臣貞、秘書著作左郎 臣譚慥、翰林編修 臣張翥、國子助教 臣吳當、經筵檢討 臣危素編劘分局,彙粹為書。 Your Majesty appointed Aruqtai and Left Chancellor Bayan Qutlugh to direct the history project, with former Right Chancellor Toqto'a as chief director-in-chief, and Chief Directors including Chief Councillors Temür Dash, Censor-in-Chief Weiyi, Hanlin Academicians Expositor Qiyan and Xuan, Investigating Censor Haowen, Minister of Rites Yi, and Director of the Directorate of Education Zongrui; together with Chief Councillors Nalin and Yan, former Right Vice Director of the Central Secretariat Dashimur, Left Vice Director Shoujian, Counsellors Yuezhu, Zhu, and Siqian, Bureau Directors Olon and Sili, and others to assist in reverent supervision; and history officers including Vice Minister of Works Oluntur, Secretary Director Taibuhua, Vice Director of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices Du Bingyi, Hanlin Academician Song Jiong, Rectors of the Directorate of Education Wang Sicheng and Zemin, Awaiting Editor-in-Chief of the Hall of Gathered Worthies Gan Wenchuan, Hanlin Awaiting Editors Zhang Jin and Shidao, Doctor of the Xuanwen Pavilion Mai Wengui, Investigating Censor Yu Que, Doctor of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices Li Qi, Hanlin Compiler Liu Wen, Chief Administrator of the Imperial Medical Institute Jia Lu, Instructors of the Directorate of Education Feng Fuke, Director of the Imperial Ancestral Temple Office Chen Zuren, Western Censor Zhao Zhong, Hanlin Attendants Wang Yi and Zhen, Left Secretary Compiler Tan Zao, Hanlin Compiler Zhang Zhu, Instructor of the Directorate of Education Wu Dang, and Classics Lectures Reviewer Wei Su to edit in separate bureaus and gather the whole into a book.
History of Yuan, Chapter 66Volume 66 Treatises 19: Rivers and Canals 3 · 8 passages
帝遣貴臣報祭河伯,召魯還京師,論功超拜榮祿大夫、集賢大學士,其宣力諸臣遷賞有差,賜丞相脫脫世襲答剌罕之號,特命翰林學士承旨歐陽玄制河平碑文,以旌勞績。 The emperor sent high officials to report the sacrifice to the River Lord and summoned Jia Lu back to the capital. For his service Jia Lu was promoted beyond the usual grades to Grand Master for Glorious Emolument and Grand Academician of the Hall of Gathered Worthies; other officials who had labored on the project received promotions and rewards in varying measure; Chancellor Toghto was granted the hereditary title of Darqan; and Hanlin Academician Ouyang Xuan was commissioned to compose the Stele on Pacifying the River, to commemorate the achievement.
History of Yuan, Chapter 111Volume 111 Tables 6: Three Ducal Ministers 2 · 7 passages
History of Yuan, Chapter 117Volume 117 Biographies 4: Belgutei, Jochi, Tula, Yahudou, Kuanchepuhua, Tiemu'er Buhua · 2 passages
History of Yuan, Chapter 144Volume 144 Biographies 31: Dalima, Yuelutiemuer, Buyantiemuer, Xingji, Fushou, Daotong · 1 passage
History of Yuan, Chapter 145Volume 145 Biographies 32: Yilianzhenban, Lianhuishanhaiya, Yuelubuhua, Dalimashili · 3 passages
History of Yuan, Chapter 188Volume 188 Biographies 75: Dong Tuanxiao, Liuhalabuhua, Wang Ying, Shimoyisun · 1 passage
History of Yuan, Chapter 199Volume 199 Biographies 86: Recluses · 2 passages