Cui Ning (崔寧) | 24 Histories

Overview

Cui Ning was a Military Governor and Official.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Gan	旰	Gàn

Life and dates

Birth

c. AD 723 年六十一
Derivation death in AD 783 at stated age sixty-one (sui reckoning)
Derived from the source · New Book of Tang 144, passage 181

Death

AD 783 朱泌亂、帝出居奉天
Strangled · At court hall / behind the screen 朝堂幕後
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 181

Age

61
AD 783 朱泌亂、帝出居奉天 · Reckoning Sui
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 181

Attested activity

AD 751 to AD 754 事鮮于仲通至討雲南
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 103-104
AD 779 十四年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passage 149
AD 762 to AD 765 嚴武鎮劍南
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 110, 116, 118
AD 768 大歷三年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passage 141
AD 762 寶應初
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 108-109
AD 766 明年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passage 132

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AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年）
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 153-154
AD 783 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 169, 181
AD 765 永泰元年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passages 119-120

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Sibling of Cui Shen (崔審)
brother 兄弟 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 144, passage 146
Spouse of Lady Ren (任)
concubine 妾
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 188
Sibling of Kuan (寬)
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 146, 187
Sibling of Cui Mi (崔密)
youngest younger brother 季弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 195

Kinship Role concubines · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 124
Kinship Role relatives · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 185

Origins and identity

hereditary Confucian scholarly family 世儒家
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 103

Career and standing

foot soldier 步卒
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 103
Acting Minister of Works 檢校司空
AD 779 十四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 149
chief councilor 同中書門下平章事
AD 779 十四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 149
Commissioner for the Imperial Mausoleum 山陵使
AD 779 十四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 149
Grand Censor 御史大夫
AD 779 十四年 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 150
Prefect of Li Prefecture 利州刺史
AD 762 寶應初 · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 109

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Grand Protector of Shanyu and the North 單於鎮北大都護
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Great Governor of Ling Prefecture 靈州大都督
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Metropolitan Observation Commissioner 京畿觀察使
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Military Governor of Shuofang 朔方節度
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Right Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書右僕射
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 168
Training and Observation Commissioner of Fu, Fang, Dan, and Yan 鄜坊丹延州都團練觀察等使
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Director of the Secretariat 中書令
AD 783 to AD 784 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天 · Appointed · Mode allegation Source Person Id Zhu Ci (硃泚)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 176-177
Defense Commissioner of the Western Mountains 西山防禦使
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 139
guard officer 牙將
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 104
Mayor of Chengdu 成都尹
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 139
Military Affairs Secretary of the West River Military Governor 西川節度行軍司馬
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 139
Prefect of Han Prefecture 漢州刺史
Appointed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 114
Military Governor 節度使
Became
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 140
Minister of Works 司空
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Held
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 168
Left Vice Director of the Department of State Affairs 尚書左僕射
Promoted
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 148
West River Military Governor 西川節度
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Removed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Colonel of the Resolute Assault 折沖郎將
Retained as
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 107
Entered
Resigned on grounds of illness
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 113
Kin received pardon and family property was restored
AD 783 to AD 784 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天 · Relatives pardoned
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 185
Suffered
AD 783 to AD 784 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天 · Property confiscation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 184

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Active in
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 144, passage 120
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 103, 109, 154
At Anping in Beizhou 貝州安平
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 102
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年）
At Shu 蜀 · Relation Governed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 154-155
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年）
At Xia Prefecture 夏州 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 167
AD 783 to AD 784 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天
At Fengtian 奉天 · Relation Traveled to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 169

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AD 765 永泰元年
At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Family moved to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 124
At capital 京師 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 107
At Chengdu 成都 · Relation Returned to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 104
At Jiannan 劍南 · Relation Sojourned in
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 103
At Shu 蜀 · Relation Governed
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 145, 147
At Weizhou 衛州 · Relation Migrated to
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 102

Learning and skills

Skill political stratagems / coalition diplomacy 縱橫事 · Level preferred
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 103

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · About Person Id Guo Yingyi (郭英乂)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 127
Memorial · Author · With Li Heng (李衡)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 151
Memorial · Author · Summary censor appointments should be made by the Grand Censor without consulting chief ministers
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 150
Narrative · Subject · Silent true
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 141, 147-150
Speech · Speaker · With Yan Wu (嚴武) · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 111-112
Speech · Speaker
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 170

Events and relationships

Advanced on
Military · Commander · At Chengdu 成都
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 128
Bandits fled on arrival
AD 762 寶應初 · Military · Prefect · At Lizhou 利州
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 109
Came to court
AD 768 大歷三年 · Political · Actor
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 141
Defeated
Military · Commander · With Guo Yingyi (郭英乂)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 129-130
Entered court
AD 779 十四年 · Political · Actor
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 149
Family allowed to collect and bury
AD 796 貞元十二年 · Burial · Deceased
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 186

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Followed failed Yunnan campaign
Military · Subordinate · With Li Mi (李宓) · At Yunnan 雲南
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 104
Levied harsh taxes
Political · Actor · At Shu 蜀
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 145
Pleaded for
Political · Advocate · With Liu Yan (劉晏)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 152
Refused return
Military · Actor · Claim holding off Tibet
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 123
Seized insignia
Military · Victor · With Zhang Xiancheng (張獻誠)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 139
Stripped of Xichuan and watched by Yan appointees
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Political · Victim
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 166
Summoned and strangled
AD 783 to AD 784 朱泚亂、帝出居奉天 · Political · Victim
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 180-181
Summoned Tangut
AD 779 是歲十月（大曆十四年） · Military · Commander · With Lü Xiqian (呂希倩) · At Xia Prefecture 夏州
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 167
Took stone city by tunnel extended territory
Military · Commander · At western mountains 西山
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 116
Troops cut ears to proclaim innocence of
Political · Advocate · With Pei Mian (裴冕)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 106
Violated officers wives
Personal · Perpetrator
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 147
Welcomed with seven jeweled carriage
Ritual · Honoree · With Yan Wu (嚴武) · At Chengdu 成都
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 118
Wept
Personal · Subject
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 171
Relation Served under · Person Cui Yuan (崔圓)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 105
Relation Served under · Person Pei Mian (裴冕)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 105
Relation Long served · Person Yuan Zai (元載)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 152
Relation Patron client with · Person Yuan Zai (元載)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 146, 152
Relation Recommended by · Person Yan Wu (嚴武)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 109
Relation Recommended by · Person Cui Lun (崔論)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 104
Relation Served under · Person Xianyu Zhongtong (鮮于仲通)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 103

Assessments and attributes

Assessment death-regarded-as-grievous-injustice · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 184
Assessment emperor-wise-but-misled-by-Lu-Qi · Mode named-speech Speaker Cui Ning (崔寧)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 170
Assessment indulged extravagance; court dared not investigate · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 147
Assessment Ning is divine troops · Mode named-source-report Source enemy host
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 117
Assessment said Zhang Xiancheng suspected him and was greedy for profit · Mode self-report Speaker Cui Ning (崔寧)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 111-112
Assessment strategy praised in proposed memorials · Mode quoted-speech
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 133

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 120, 154
AD 768 大歷三年
From Gan 旰 · To Ning 寧
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 142