Overview
Lu Tong was a general and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Zhou
Life and dates
Death
- AD 572 其年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 106-107
Attested activity
- AD 543 九年Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passage 98
- AD 565 保定五年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 102
- AD 557 周孝閔踐阼Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 101
- AD 572 建德元年Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 106-107
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Lu Tong (父)father 父Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 116
- Sibling of Lu Cheng (逞)younger brother 弟 · Full siblingsDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passages 108, 116
Career and standing
- General of Fast Cavalry 驃騎大將軍AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 100
- Grand Minister of Crime 大司寇Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 保定五年 · Western Year: AD 565Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 102
- Grand Minister of Stud 太僕卿AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 100
- Junior Minister of Works 小司空Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 周孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 101
- Opener of an Office with Equal Third Rank 開府儀同三司AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 100
- Grand Marshal 大司馬Transferred · From Source Date: Text: 建德元年 · Western Year: AD 572Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 106
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- separate fief for military merit 茅土ReceivedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 116
- Duke of the Commandery of Suide 綏德郡公AdvancedDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 100
Places and affiliations
- Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Served · From Source Date: Text: 周孝閔踐阼 · Western Year: AD 557Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 101
- Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Zhou 32, passages 98, 100
Learning and skills
- Skill military command 力戰 · Level held the line when other corps fell backDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 98
Works and attributed material
- 凡人患貧而不貴，不患貴而貧也。Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 105
Events and relationships
- Fought under Ruogan Hui at Mount MangAD 543 九年 · Military · Commander · With Ruogan Hui (若干惠) · At Mount Mang 邙山 · Counterpart Person Ids Gao Zhongmi (高仲密)Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 98
- Withdrew at midnight; enemy did not dare pressAD 543 九年 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 32, passage 99
- Yielded their father's barony of Zhongdu for Cheng to inheritDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 116
- fought under Ruogan HuiDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 98
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment mild and cautious; scrupulous in high office · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 103
Source notes
- gave every stipend and gift to relatives and old friends; household kept no surplus wealthDirectly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 104
- granted the surname BuluguFrom Kind: Surname · To Bulugu 步六孤Directly stated · Book of Zhou 32, passage 100
References in the histories
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