Du Hongjian (杜鴻漸)

Overview

The translated histories identify Du Hongjian as a general, military officer, official, and statesman. This record brings together 7 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Du Hongjian	杜鴻漸	Du Hongjian
Personal name	Du Hongjian	杜鴻漸	Du Hongjian
Personal name	Du Hongjian	杜鴻漸	Dù Hóngjiān

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:119:s0067
Sex: male
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0054, xintangshu:172:s0189

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 大歷初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 766 · End: AD 768
Explicit · jiutangshu:119:s0067
Source Date: Text: 幸靈武 · Western Year: AD 756
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:141:s0077
Source Date: Text: 肅宗北幸 · Western Year: AD 756
Explicit event contextual date · jiutangshu:130:s0054
Source Date: Text: 肅宗在靈武 · Western Year: AD 756
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0189

Career and standing

Label: Chief Minister / 宰臣 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大歷初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 766 · End: AD 768
Explicit · jiutangshu:119:s0067
Label: acting commissioner of Shuofang / 朔方留後 · Action: held
Explicit · jiutangshu:130:s0054

Places and affiliations

Label: Tang / 唐 · Relation: served
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:119:s0067

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: welcomer · Action: welcomed-Suzong-at-Lingwu · Other Person Id: Emperor Suzong (肅宗)
Explicit · jiutangshu:119:s0073
Relation: recommender-of · Person Id: Wei Yuanfu (韋元甫)
Explicit · jiutangshu:119:s0067

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · xintangshu:172:s0189

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 119Volume 115 Biographies 65: Cui Qi, Zhao Guozhen, Cui Guan, Jing Kuo, Wei Yuanfu, Wei Shaoyou, Wei Boyu, Li Cheng · 3 passages

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大歷初，宰臣杜鴻漸首薦之，征為尚書右丞。 Early in the Dali era Chief Minister Du Hongjian first recommended him, and he was summoned as vice director of the right department of the State Chancellery.

會淮南節度使缺，鴻漸又薦堪當重寄，遂授揚州長史、兼御史大夫、淮南節度觀察等使。 When the Huainan command fell vacant, Hongjian again recommended him as fit for grave responsibility, and he was appointed chief administrator of Yangzhou, concurrent censor-in-chief, and Huainan military governor and observation commissioner.

肅宗幸靈武，杜鴻漸等奉迎，留少遊知留後，備宮室掃除之事。 When Suzong went to Lingwu, Du Hongjian and others went out to welcome him; Shaoyou was left behind as acting commissioner to prepare palaces and attend to cleaning.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 130Volume 126 Biographies 76: Li Kui, Li Han, Chen Shaoyou, Lu Yue, Pei Xu · 1 passage

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涵與朔方留後杜鴻漸，草箋具朔方兵馬招集之勢，軍資倉儲庫物之數，鹹推涵宗枝之英，純厚忠信，乃令涵奉箋至平涼謁見。 Han and Du Hongjian, acting commissioner of Shuofang, drafted a memorial detailing the forces being mustered in Shuofang and the stores of grain, arms, and supplies on hand, praising Han as a worthy scion of the imperial house, steadfast and loyal. Han was sent to Pingliang to present it in person.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 1 passage

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肅宗幸靈武，杜鴻漸等奉迎，而留少遊繕治宮室。 When Emperor Suzong reached Lingwu, Du Hongjian and others went to welcome him, while Shaoyou was left to repair the palaces.

New Book of Tang, Chapter 172Volume 172 Biographies 97: Yu, Wang, Two Du's, Fan · 2 passages

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杜鴻漸節度河西，奏署幕府。 Du Hongjian, as military governor of Hexi, had him posted to his headquarters staff.

鴻漸為山南、劍南副元帥，亞與楊炎並為判官。 When Hongjian became deputy supreme commander for Shannan and Jiannan, Ya and Yang Yan served jointly as his adjutants.