Sui and Tang · Official

Duan Da 段達

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages
6
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Duan Da as a general and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Sui

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Duan Da 段達 Duan Da
Given Da 達 Da
Personal Duan Da 段達 Duàn Dá

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 東都自固 · Western Interval: Start: AD 617 · End: AD 618
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:043:s0052
  • Source Date: Text: 皇泰元年 · Western Year: AD 618
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0115

Career and standing

  • Label: Grand Master for Splendid Happiness / 金紫光祿大夫 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大業十三年 · Western Year: AD 617
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0110
  • Label: Acting Minister of Rites / 攝禮部尚書 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇泰元年 · Western Year: AD 618
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0115
  • Label: Director of the Chancellery / 納言 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇泰元年 · Western Year: AD 618
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0115
  • Label: General-in-Chief of the Right Wing Guards / 右翊衛大將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 皇泰元年 · Western Year: AD 618
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0115
  • Honor: gold-inscribed iron tally / 金書鐵券 · Action: granted
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0115

Places and affiliations

  • Polity: Eastern Capital regime · Relation: associated-with
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0115
  • Organization: Seven Nobles / 七貴 · Relation: called-member-of
    Explicit · suishu:059:s0116

Works and attributed material

References in the histories

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Book of Sui, Chapter 43Volume 43 Biographies 8: He Jian Wanghong, Yang Chugang, Yang Zichong, Guang De, Wang Xiong · 2 passages
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Book of Sui, Chapter 59Volume 59 Biographies 24: Three Sons of Emperor Yang · 4 passages
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以段達為納言、右翊衛大將軍、攝禮部尚書，王世充亦納言、左翊衛大將軍、攝吏部尚書，元文都內史令、左驍衛大將軍，盧楚亦內史令，皇甫無逸兵部尚書、右武衛大將軍，郭文懿內史侍郎，趙長文黃門侍郎，委以機務，為金書鐵券，藏之宮掖。 Duan Da was made Director of the Chancellery, General-in-Chief of the Right Wing Guards, and acting Minister of Rites; Wang Shichong likewise Director of the Chancellery, General-in-Chief of the Left Wing Guards, and acting Minister of Personnel; Yuan Wendu Director of the Palace Secretariat and General-in-Chief of the Left Martial Cavalry; Lu Chu also Director of the Palace Secretariat; Huangfu Wuyi Minister of War and General-in-Chief of the Right Martial Guards; Guo Wenyi Vice Director of the Palace Secretariat; Zhao Changwen Vice Director of the Yellow Gate. They were entrusted with state affairs, granted iron tallies inscribed in gold, and the tallies were kept in the inner palace.