Han Tong (韓通) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Tong as a general and military officer. This record brings together 5 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	Han Tong	韓通	Han Tong
Alternate	Han Tong	韓通	Han Tong
Personal name	Han Tong	韓通	Hán Tōng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Value: male
Explicit · xinwudaishi:073:s0070

Roles

General
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Western Year: AD 959 · Source Date: Text: Chronology stated or entailed by s0070
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Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0044
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:119:s0093, jiuwudaishi:120:s0019

Career and standing

Label: Yanzhou military commissioner / 鄆州節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德六年七月 · Western Year: AD 959
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Label: Deputy Director of the Palace Guards / 侍衛親軍副都指揮使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0093
Office: overall land commander · Appointed By Person Id: Shizong (世宗)
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Description: chief adjutant of the southwestern field army / 西南面行營都虞候 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0105
Description: military commissioner of Caozhou / 曹州節度使 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0044, jiuwudaishi:115:s0105

Places and affiliations

Polities: Later Zhou
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Events and relationships

Event: Later Zhou northern campaign of 959 · Kind: historical-event · Action: Later Zhou northern campaign of 959
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References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 2 passages

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帝乃按圖定策，遣許州節度使王彥超、曹州節度使韓通等領兵他徙，築壘於李晏口，以兵戍守，功未畢，契丹眾尋至，彥超等擊退之。 The Emperor studied the maps and sent Xuzhou commissioner Wang Yanchao, Caozhou commissioner Han Tong, and others to relocate troops and build fortresses at Liyankou. Before the work was finished Khitan forces arrived; Yanchao and his colleagues repulsed them.

六月己酉，以曹州節度使韓通充西南面行營都虞候。 On jiyou in the sixth month Caozhou commissioner Han Tong was named chief adjutant of the southwestern field army.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 · 1 passage

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以宋州節度使、侍衛都虞候韓通為侍衛親軍副都指揮使，加檢校太尉、同平章事； Han Tong of Songzhou, deputy director of the palace guards, was made deputy director of the palace guards with acting grand marshal and concurrent grand councilor;

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

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以宋州節度使、充侍衛馬步軍副都指揮、檢校太尉、同平章事韓通為鄆州節度使，依前侍衛親軍馬步軍副都指揮使； Han Tong of Songzhou, deputy director of the Palace Horse and Foot Guards, became Yanzhou commissioner while keeping his deputy guard command;

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 73Volume 73: Appendix on the Four Barbarians 2: Khitan 2 · 1 passage

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顯德六年夏，世宗北伐，以保大軍節度使田景咸為淤口關部署，右神武統軍李洪信為合流口部署，前鳳翔節度使王晏為益津關部署，侍衛親軍馬步都虞候韓通為陸路都部署。 In summer, the sixth year of Xiande, Shizong marched north, appointing Tian Jingxian of Baoda to Yankou Pass, Li Hongxin of the Right Divine Martial Guard to the He-Liu mouth, Wang Yan, former Fengxiang commissioner, to Yijin Pass, and Han Tong, director of the palace guard, overall land commander.