Overview
Di Wuqi was a Metropolitan Governor.
Life and dates
Death
- Died two nights after recall to the capital · Age Years 70Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 144
Age
- Years 70 · Reckoning Stated at deathDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 144
Attested activity
- AD 759 乾元二年十月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 131-134
- AD 759 乾元二年Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 127-130
- AD 758 乾元元年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 13
- AD 758 to AD 770 其後第五琦請Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 52, passage 29
- c. AD 758 及琦為諸州榷鹽鐵使Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passage 15
- AD 742 天寶初Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 112
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- AD 762 to AD 763 寶應初Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 135
- AD 763 屬吐蕃寇陷京師，代宗幸陜Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 136-138
- AD 755 會安祿山反Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 114-116
- AD 765 to AD 766 永泰中Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 211
- AD 766 永泰二年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 51, passages 157, 159
- AD 759 第五琦為相Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passages 186, 188
- AD 758 to AD 762 第五琦鑄錢變法Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 261-262
- AD 758 肅宗乾元元年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 54, passage 186
- AD 756 to AD 757 肅宗即位後Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 51, passages 132, 134
- AD 756 to AD 758 至德初Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 58
- AD 756 至蜀中Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 117-119
- AD 763 to AD 779 魚朝恩伏誅而後Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 142-144
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Hua (華)elder brother 兄 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 110
- Parent of Feng (峰)son 子Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 145
- Kinship Role parents · Count 2Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 110
Key source chapters
- Old Book of Tang, Chapter 127 Volume 123 Biographies 73: Liu Yan, Di Wuqi, Ban Hong, Ban Shao, Li Xun 18 passages
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 54 Volume 54 Treatises 50: Finance and Economics 3 5 passages
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 51 Volume 51 Treatises 47: Finance and Economics 1 4 passages
- Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203 Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 52 Volume 52 Treatises 48: Finance and Economics 2 1 passage
Career and standing
- administrator skilled in enriching the state and strengthening the army 吏才，以富國強兵之術自任Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 111
- metropolitan prefect of Jingzhao 京兆尹Added againDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 140
- grand councilor, co-equal with the Secretariat and Chancellery 同中書門下平章事AD 759 乾元二年 · AddedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 127
- commissioner of disbursements for five circuits including Shannan 山南等五道度支使AddedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 121
- commissioner for Jiang-Huai land-and-labor tax 勾當江淮租庸使AD 756 即日 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 119
- investigating censor 監察御史AD 756 即日 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 119
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- deputy commander-in-chief of Guannei 關內元帥副使AD 763 屬吐蕃寇陷京師，代宗幸陜 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 136
- grain supply commissioner 糧料使AD 763 屬吐蕃寇陷京師，代宗幸陜 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 136
- recording administrator / chief administrative aide 錄事參軍AD 755 會安祿山反 · Appointed · At Beihai Commandery 北海郡Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 114
- salt monopoly commissioner in the circuits 諸道榷鹽AD 756 to AD 758 至德初 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 58
- adviser to the heir apparent and nominal official retained in the Eastern Capital 太子賓客、東都留司AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 143
- attendant censor in the palace 殿中侍御史AppointedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 120
- metropolitan prefect of Jingzhao 京兆尹ChangedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 137
- vice minister of revenue judging disbursements 戶部侍郎，判度支ChangedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 140
- chief administrator of Zhongzhou 忠州長史AD 759 乾元二年十月 · DemotedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 131
- demoted official after Wei Jian's fall 貶官AD 742 to AD 746 天寶初 · DemotedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 112
- censor-in-chief 御史大夫AD 763 屬吐蕃寇陷京師，代宗幸陜 · Held concurrentlyDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 136
- vice censor-in-chief 御史丞Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 126
- vice censor-in-chief 御史中丞Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 122
- Salt and Iron Commissioner and Mint Commissioner 鹽鐵、鑄錢使AD 758 乾元元年 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 13
- Metropolitan Governor 京兆尹AD 765 to AD 766 永泰中 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 211
- Metropolitan Governor and Acting Expenditure Commissioner 京兆尹、判度支AD 766 永泰二年 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 159
- sole controller of disbursements and commissioner for coinage, salt-and-iron, transport, and ever-normal granaries 專判度支，兼諸道鑄錢鹽鐵轉運常平等使AD 763 車駕克復 · HeldDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 138
- assistant magistrate of Xujiang 須江丞Held · At Xujiang 須江Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 113
- Chancellor 相HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 188
- Commissioner for Monopolizing Salt and Iron in the Various Prefectures 諸州榷鹽鐵使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 15
- Mint Commissioner 鑄錢使Held · From Source Date: Text: 肅宗乾元元年 · Western Year: AD 758Directly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 186
- Recording Secretary of Beihai Commandery 北海郡錄事參軍HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 134
- Salt and Iron and Expenditure Commissioner 度支鹽鐵使HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 143
- sole controller of disbursements, heading supply, transport, rent-and-corvée, salt-and-iron, coinage, treasury, and postal commissions 專判度支，領河南等道支度都勾當轉運租庸鹽鐵鑄錢、司農太府出納、山南東西江西淮南館驛等使HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 126
- adviser to the heir apparent 太子賓客PromotedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 135
- prefect of Langzhou 朗州刺史AD 762 to AD 763 寶應初 · Recalled and appointedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 135
- prefect of Chuzhou 處州刺史Sent outDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 142
- prefect of Huzhou 湖州刺史ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 142
- prefect of Raozhou 饒州刺史ServedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 142
- director in the Bureau of Coinage 司金郎中TransferredDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 122
- vice minister of revenue 戶部侍郎TransferredDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 126
- Duke of Fufeng Commandery 扶風郡公EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 139
- Lesser Tutor to the Heir Apparent 太子少保Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 144
- Duke of Fufeng Commandery 扶風郡公HeldDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 139
- Accused of accepting two hundred taels of goldDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 131
- DemotedDemotionDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 160
- Punished for intimacy with Yu Chao'enImplicatedDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 142
- Struck from registers and exiled to Yizhou by express relayAD 759 乾元二年十月 · Exile · At Yizhou 夷州 · Authority Liu Qiguang (劉期光) · Mode named-person-report Source Person Id Liu Qiguang (劉期光)Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 134
Places and affiliations
- AD 756 to AD 758 至德初Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 58
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 211
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 261
- At Beihai 北海Directly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 134
- At Chang'an in Jingzhao 京兆長安Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 109
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- At Beihai 北海 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 134
- At Chang'an 長安 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 109
- At Eastern Capital 東都 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 143
- At Xujiang 須江 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 113
Works and attributed material
- AD 759 乾元二年十月Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 132-133
- AD 756 至蜀中Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 117-118
- Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 29
- Policy · Author · ParaphrasedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passages 13-15
Events and relationships
- Cast qianyuan zhongbaoAD 758 肅宗乾元元年 · Monetary · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 186
- Counseled recruitment and surprise attackAD 755 會安祿山反 · Military · Adviser · With Helan Jinming (賀蘭進明) · Outcome Recovered fallen commanderiesDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 116
- Created salt monopolyAdministrative · ReformerDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 123-125
- Established supervisory offices and saltern householdsAD 758 乾元元年 · Administrative · OrganizerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 13
- Led western circuitsAD 766 永泰二年 · Fiscal · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 159
- Lost parents youngPersonal · OrphanDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 110
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- Memorialized the sisters' chaste heroismAD 765 to AD 766 永泰中 · Political · MemorialistDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 211
- Mobilized resources in crisis without raising taxesFiscal · MinisterDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 261
- Monopolized empire salt and raised priceAdministrative · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 15
- Monopolized salt for military expensesAD 756 to AD 758 至德初 · Administrative · CommissionerDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 58
- Moved funds to great abundance vaultFiscal · CommissionerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 143
- Ordered heavy rim qianyuan coinMonetary · ChancellorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 188
- Pressed urgent tasks without lapseAdministrative · CommissionerDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 121
- Proposed zu yong commissionersFiscal · ProposerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 51, passage 134
- Prosecuted illegal salt sellersAD 758 乾元元年 · Legal · AuthorityDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 14
- Recasting led to mass violationsMonetary · Reformer · Outcome Hundreds violated dailyDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 198
- Recoinage and legal change raised prices and endangered himselfFiscal · MinisterDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 262
- Reformed salt lawAD 758 乾元元年 · Administrative · ReformerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 13
- Requested ever normal granaries keep capital storehousesAdministrative · ProposerDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 52, passage 29
- Requested heavy rim Qianyuan coin at fifty for one alongside Kaiyuan tongbaoAD 759 及作相 · Fiscal · ProposerDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 129
- Requested Qianyuan Heavy Treasure coin at ten for oneFiscal · ProposerDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 128
- Sent to report to the throneDated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 117
- Summoned to the capital for reemploymentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 144
- Relation Predecessor of · Person Liu Yan (劉晏)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 58
- Relation Intimate with · Person Yu Chao'en (魚朝恩)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 142
- Relation Served · Person Wei Jian (韋堅)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 112
- Relation Deputy to · Person Guo Ziyi (郭子儀)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 136
- Relation Recommended by · Person Helan Jinming (賀蘭進明)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 114
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment blamed for harms of monetary reform amid soaring grain prices, famine deaths, and counterfeiting · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 130
- Assessment capable governance at Langzhou · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 135
- Assessment held in high regard · Assessor Person Id Helan Jinming (賀蘭進明) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Helan Jinming (賀蘭進明)Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 113
- Assessment nearly admirable for crisis finance without extra taxes; crude for recoinage that made goods expensive and endangered him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 261-262
- Assessment won fame through fiscal mastery · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 267
- Item heavy-rim Qianyuan coin 重輪乾元錢 · Relation Ordered castDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 188
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- Item Qianyuan zhongbao 乾元重寶 · Relation IssuedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 54, passage 186
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- Directed finance and taxation for more than ten years.Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 141
- Established state salt monopoly at mountain, sea, well, and saltern sources, with official sale, corvée exemption for producers under the salt-and-iron commissioner, and graded penalties for illicit boiling and private sale; revenue rose without new levies beyond rent-and-corvée.Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passages 123-125
References in the histories
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