Overview
Du Fang was an official and Statesman.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Yuansu | 元肅 | Yuánsù |
Life and dates
Death
- Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 129
Attested activity
- AD 1031 太平十一年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 97, passages 98-99
- AD 1056 清寧二年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 127
- AD 1026 太平六年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 17, passage 61
- AD 1021 to AD 1031 太平中Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 115
- AD 1048 十七年夏四月辛未Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 20, passage 38
- AD 1044 十三年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 19, passages 107, 111
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- AD 1047 十六年十二月庚申Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 20, passage 27
- AD 1040 重熙九年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 116
- AD 1052 重熙二十一年秋Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 125
- AD 1044 重熙十三年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 121
- AD 1046 重熙十五年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 122
- AD 1016 開泰五年Dated from the passage context · History of Liao 86, passage 114
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Du Gongwei (杜公謂)son 子Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passages 122, 131
Key source chapters
- History of Liao, Chapter 86 Volume 86 Biographies 16: Yelu Hezhu, Liu Jing, Liu Liufu, Ye Luniaolu, Niu Wenshu, Du Fang, Xiao Heshang, Yelu Helizhi, Yelu Pode 12 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 20 Volume 20 Annals 20: Xingzong 3 3 passages
- History of Liao, Chapter 17 Volume 17 Annals 17: Shengzong 8 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 19 Volume 19 Annals 19: Xingzong 2 1 passage
- History of Liao, Chapter 97 Volume 97 Biographies 27: Yelu Wotela, Hai Li, Dou Jingyong, Yelu Yinji, Yang Ji, Zhao Hui, Wang Guan, Yelu Xisun 1 passage
Career and standing
- Administrative Drafting Attendant 政事舍人AD 1021 to AD 1031 太平中 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 115
- military commissioner of Wuding Army 武定軍節度使AD 1047 十六年十二月庚申 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passages 27-28
- Grand Councilor of the Southern Chancellery 南府宰相AD 1044 重熙十三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 121
- commissioner for the late emperor mausoleum 大行皇帝山陵使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 126
- Court Diarist and drafter of edicts 起居郎、知制誥AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 114
- Military Commissioner of Wuding 武定軍節度使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 123
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- Right Chief Councilor 右丞相AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 129
- Southern Chancellor 南府宰相AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 111
- Vice Commissioner of the Bureau of Military Affairs 樞密副使AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 115
- Vice Director of the Secretariat 參知政事AppointedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 118
- military commissioner of Wuding Army 武定軍節度使AD 1048 十七年夏四月辛未 · HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 38
- Associate Councilor 參知政事HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 19, passage 111
- Southern Court chancellor 南府宰相HeldDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 27
- Grand Councilor of the Southern Chancellery 南府宰相AD 1048 重熙十七年 · RecalledDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 124
- Southern Court chancellor 南府宰相AD 1048 十七年夏四月辛未 · RestoredDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 38
- Exalted Father 尚父GrantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 129
- Director of the Secretariat 中書令Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 130
- EnteredAD 1047 十六年十二月庚申 · DemotedDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 28
- beaten with the great staff 大杖決之Corporal punishment · ReceivedDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 27
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liao · Relation Served
- At Guiyi County, Zhuo Prefecture 涿州歸義縣Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 113
Learning and skills
- EarnedAD 1016 開泰五年 · Credential jinshi top class 進士甲科Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 114
Events and relationships
- Erred in memorializingDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 27
- Mediated Tangut Song peaceDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passages 117-118
- Poem ranked first at Empress Rende ritesAD 1052 重熙二十一年秋 · Literary · PoetDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 125
- Relation Rival of · Person Liu Liufu (劉六符)Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 119
- Relation Rival of · Person Han Shaofang (韓紹芳)Directly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 119
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment bore imperial commission abroad without disgrace · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 187
- Assessment had the makings of a chief minister · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 114
- Item gold belt 金帶 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · History of Liao 86, passage 125
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Liao 20, passage 27
References in the histories
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