Overview
Kang was an official and General.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Vigilant | 密 |
Life and dates
Death
- died; date not given in this passageDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 169
Attested activity
- AD 618 to AD 626 帝聽朝Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 164
- AD 621 從征王世充Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 166
- AD 618 從秦王平薛舉Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 165
- AD 621 東都平Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 167
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Jing (靜)son 子
father 父Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passages 170, 172 - Parent of Dan (誕)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 170
- Parent of Yan (衍)son 子Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 170
- Kin of Gui (軌)younger cousin 從弟Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 167
Career and standing
- Minister of Education 司徒Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 169
- Vigilant 密Posthumously titledDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 169
- first in merit 功第一AD 618 平薛舉 · RankedDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 165
- fell from Emperor Yang's favor 得罪煬帝Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 95, passage 172
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passages 164-165
Events and relationships
- Achievements recorded in ancestral templeAD 621 東都平 · Ritual · Honoree · At ancestral temple 廟Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 167
- Campaigned againstDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 165
- Campaigned againstDated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 95, passage 166
- Shared throne and private quartersDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 164
- Relation Treated as elder brother by · Person Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 164
Assessments and attributes
- Item a troupe of female musicians 女樂一部 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 168
- Item treasures beyond reckoning 珍幣不貲 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 168
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 164
- Never interfered in court affairs despite intimacy with the emperorNegated trueDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 95, passage 164
References in the histories
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