Dong Xun (董恂) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Dong Xun as a diplomat and official. This record brings together 3 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	Dong Xun	董恂	Dong Xun
Personal name	Dong Xun	董恂	Dong Xun

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:423:s0015

Roles

Diplomat
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 同治三年 · Western Year: AD 1864
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:423:s0120
Source Date: Text: 同治五年三月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1866
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0076, qingshigao:193:s0081
Source Date: Text: 同治五年丙寅 · Western Year: AD 1866
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:193:s0076, qingshigao:193:s0081
Source Date: Text: 同治四年十一月壬申 · Western Year: AD 1865
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0065, qingshigao:193:s0070

Career and standing

Label: Left Censor-in-Chief / 左都御史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治四年十一月壬申 · Western Year: AD 1865
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0065, qingshigao:193:s0070
Label: Han Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate / 都察院漢左都御史 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治五年丙寅 · Western Year: AD 1866
Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:193:s0076, qingshigao:193:s0081
Label: Han Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate / 都察院漢左都御史 · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治五年三月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1866
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0076, qingshigao:193:s0081

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: appointee · Action: appointed · Other Person Id: Cao Yuying (曹毓瑛) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治四年十一月壬申 · Western Year: AD 1865
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0065, qingshigao:193:s0070
Kind: political · Role: office-holder · Action: transferred · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 同治五年三月丙戌 · Western Year: AD 1866
Explicit · qingshigao:193:s0076, qingshigao:193:s0081
Relation: successor-of · Person Id: Cao Yuying (曹毓瑛)
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:193:s0065, qingshigao:193:s0070

References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 193Volume 193 Tables 33: Ministers of Boards and Courts Chronological Table 8 Lower · 2 passages

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齊承彥二月戊子遷。曹毓瑛左都御史。十一月壬申遷。董恂左都御史。 On the wuzi day of the second month, 齊承彥 was transferred. 曹毓瑛: Left Censor-in-Chief. On the renshen day of the eleventh month, was transferred. 董恂: Left Censor-in-Chief.

董恂三月丙戌遷。汪元方左都御史。 On the bingxu day of the third month, 董恂 was transferred. 汪元方: Left Censor-in-Chief.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 423Volume 423 Biographies 210: Zong Jichen, Yin Gengyun, Wang Zheng, Mu Jixianga, You Baichuan, Shen Huai · 1 passage

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疏論：「總理各國事務大臣侍郎崇綸、恆祺、董恂、薛煥委瑣齷齪，通國皆知，竊恐外邦輕侮，以為中朝卿貳之班，大都不過如若曹等，未免為中朝恥辱。 He wrote: "The ministers in charge of foreign affairs—Chonglun, Hengqi, Dong Xun, and Xue Huan—were petty and contemptible, as everyone knew. Foreign powers might conclude that China's senior officials were no better, to the dynasty's shame.