Overview
Fan Tingzhao was a general and Official.
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1001 四年正月Illness · Age Value: 75Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 146
Age
- 75AD 1001 四年正月 · Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 146
Attested activity
- AD 997 三年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passage 142
- AD 999 咸平二年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passages 143-144
- AD 1001 四年正月Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passage 146
- AD 991 淳化二年Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passage 137
- AD 995 to AD 997 至道中Dated from the passage context · History of Song 289, passage 138
- AD 954 to AD 959 顯德以來Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 147
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Fan Shouxin (范守信)son 子Directly stated · History of Song 289, passages 151-152
- Parent of Fan Gui (范珪)son 子Directly stated · History of Song 289, passages 151, 154
- Parent of Fan Shoujun (范守均)son 子Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 151
- Parent of Fan Shouxuan (范守宣)son 子Directly stated · History of Song 289, passages 151, 153
- Kinship Role sons · Count 4Directly stated · History of Song 289, passages 151-154
Career and standing
- overall commander of the mobile camp at Dingzhou 定州行營都部署AD 997 三年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 142
- commander of the Palace Guard 殿前都指揮使AD 999 咸平二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 145
- deputy commander of the Bing-Dai and Huan-Qing routes 幷代、環慶兩路副部署AD 991 淳化二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 137
- overall commander of Pingluqiao Fort 平虜橋砦都部署AD 991 淳化二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 137
- overall commander of Huan, Qing, and Ling 環慶靈都部署AD 995 to AD 997 至道中 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 138
- overall commander of the Bing and Dai routes 幷代兩路都部署AD 995 to AD 997 至道中 · AppointedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 141
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- military governor of the Hexi Army 河西軍節度AD 997 三年 · Held concurrentlyDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 142
- commander of the Palace Guard Cavalry 侍衛馬軍都指揮使AD 997 三年 · TransferredDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 142
- increase in fief income 益賦邑AD 999 咸平二年 · GrantedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 145
- Grand Tutor 檢校太傅AD 999 咸平二年 · GrantedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 145
- Palace Attendant 侍中AD 1001 四年正月 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 146
Places and affiliations
- Polity Song 宋 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passages 137, 142
- AD 997 三年At Dingzhou 定州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 142
- AD 991 淳化二年At Pingluqiao Fort 平虜橋砦 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 137
Learning and skills
- Skill horsemanship and archery 騎射 · Level skilledDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 148
Events and relationships
- AdvancedAD 995 to AD 997 至道中 · Military · Commander · Route Yanzhou route 延州路 · At Baichi 白池Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 139
- Campaigned againstDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 138
- CapturedAD 995 to AD 997 至道中 · Military · Captor · With Chiluo (吃囉) · At Baichi 白池 · Outcome Captured Chiluo and tens of thousands of weapons and armorDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 139
- DefeatedAD 999 咸平二年 · Military · Commander · At west of Yingzhou 瀛州西 · Outcome Cut off twenty thousand heads · Counterpart Khitan 契丹Directly stated · History of Song 289, passages 143-144
- Fell illAD 1001 四年正月 · Medical · PatientDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 146
- FoughtAD 995 to AD 997 至道中 · Military · Commander · With Wang Chao (王超) · Outcome Several dozen engagements, repeatedly victorious while other generals missed deadlinesDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 140
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- PursuedAD 999 咸平二年 · Military · Commander · At thirty li east of Mozhou 莫州東三十里 · Outcome Cut off more than ten thousand more, recovered tens of thousands of captives; Khitan fledDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 144
- Shot three birds with one arrowPersonal · Hunter · Outcome Onlookers astonishedDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 148
- Visited in illnessDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 146
- AD 995 to AD 997 至道中Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 138
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment commended for victories with Wang Chao · Assessor Person Id Emperor Taizong (太宗) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Emperor Taizong (太宗)Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 140
- Assessment detested birds and shot them nearly to extinction wherever he went · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 149
- Especially could not abide donkey braying and would have the animal killed when he heard it.TemperamentDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passage 150
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · History of Song 289, passages 137, 146
- Served in the army for more than forty years; from the Xiande era onward he always accompanied imperial personal campaigns.Quantity more than forty years 四十餘年Directly stated · History of Song 289, passage 147
References in the histories
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