Cui Qun (崔群) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Cui Qun as an official and statesman. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Cui Qun	崔群	Cui Qun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0077
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · xintangshu:175:s0188

Roles

Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 憲宗時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 805 · End: AD 820
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:175:s0188
Source Date: Text: 長慶初 · Western Year: c. AD 821
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0077

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0077

References in the histories

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 4 passages

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屬朝廷用崔群為武寧節度使，群畏智興難制，密請追還京師，未報。 The court had just appointed Cui Qun military governor of Wuning; fearing Zhixing would be hard to control, Qun secretly asked that he be recalled to the capital, but no answer had yet come.

智興還，群遣寮屬迎之，令士季甲而入。 When Zhixing returned, Qun sent staff to welcome him and ordered the troops to enter in full armor.

智興心不悅，因勒兵斬關入，殺異己者十餘輩，然後謁群謝曰：「此軍情也！」 Zhixing took offense, rallied his troops, forced the gate, and killed more than ten rivals before calling on Qun to apologize: "That was the army's doing!"

群乃治裝去，智興以兵衛送還朝； Qun packed to leave; Zhixing escorted him back to the capital under armed guard;

New Book of Tang, Chapter 175Volume 175 Biographies 100: Dou, Liu, Two Zhangs, Yang, Xiong, Bai · 1 passage

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後逢吉罷，詔權知諫議大夫，宰相崔群、王涯同請曰：「諫議大夫，前世或自山林、擢行伍任之者，然皆道義卓異於時。 After Fengji's fall an edict made Su acting Left Remonstrator; Cui Qun and Wang Ya petitioned together: "Remonstrators of old came from reclusion or the army, yet all stood out in conduct.