Du Shenquan (杜審權)

Overview

Du Shenquan was an official and Statesman.

PeriodSui and Tang

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

Found in

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 860 to AD 873 仕唐，位至宰相
Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 75
AD 871 咸通十二年
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 117, passages 172-173
AD 871 to AD 880 宰相杜審權出鎮河中
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
AD 860 to AD 880 皆為唐相
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 95

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Du Rangneng (杜讓能)
father 父
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passages 75-76; New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 95
Ancestor of Du Xiao (杜曉)
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 95; Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 75

Key source chapters

Career and standing

commander of Hezhong 出鎮河中
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
chancellor 宰相
Held
Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 75
chief minister 宰相
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181
Chief Minister 宰相
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 173
Tang chief minister 唐相
Held
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 35, passage 95

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181; Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 75
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 173
At Hezhong 河中 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 173

Events and relationships

Recruited aide
Appointment · Patron · With Pei Shu (裴樞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 117, passage 173
Relation Patron of · Person Shu (樞)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 113, passage 181; Old History of the Five Dynasties 18, passage 75

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 113Volume 109 Biographies 59: Feng Gang, Ashinashe'er, Qibi Heli, Heichi Changzhi, Li Duozuo, Li Siye, Bai Xiaode · 1 passage

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宰相杜審權出鎮河中，辟為從事，得秘書省校書郎，再遷藍田尉。 When chief minister Du Shenquan went out to command Hezhong, he recruited Shu as aide; Shu received appointment as proofreader in the Secretariat and was twice promoted to magistrate of Lantian.

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 117Volume 113 Biographies 63: Miao Jingqing, Pei Mian, Pei Zunqing · 1 passage

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宰相杜審權出鎮河中，辟為從事，得秘書省校書郎，再遷藍田尉。 When Chief Minister Du Shenquan went out to command Hezhong, he recruited Shu as administrative aide. Shu was appointed collator in the Secretariat and later promoted twice to magistrate of Lantian.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 18Volume 18 Book of Later Liang 18: Biographies 8: Zhang Wenyu, Xue Yiju, Zhang Ce, Du Xiao, Jing Xiang, Li Zhen · 1 passage

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祖審權，仕唐，位至宰相。 His grandfather Shenquan served Tang and rose to chancellor.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 35Volume 35 Biographies 15: Zhan Wenyu, Yang She, Zhang Ce, Zhao Guangfeng, Xue Yiju, Su Xun · 1 passage

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祖審權，父讓能，皆為唐相。 His grandfather Shenquan and father Rangneng were both Tang chief ministers.