Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Official and Strategist

Pan Cong 潘聰

Attested AD 398 - AD 405

Passages: 4
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Pan Cong was an official and Strategist.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 399 to AD 400 建平／取齊
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 127, passage 143
AD 398 to AD 399 德南進齊地
Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 127, passage 123
AD 405 改元曰太上
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 29

Key source chapters

Book of Jin, Chapter 127 Volume 12 Records 27: Murong De 3 passages
Book of Jin, Chapter 128 Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao 1 passage

Career and standing

Left Guanglu Grandee 左光祿大夫
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 128, passage 29

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Book of Jin 127, passages 123-133

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 127Volume 12 Records 27: Murong De · 3 passages

慕容鐘、慕輿護、封逞、韓𧨳等固勸攻滑台，潘聰曰：「滑台四通八達，非帝王之居。 Murong Zhong, Muyu Hu, Feng Cheng, Han Fan, and others strongly urged attacking Huatai; Pan Cong said, 'Huatai is a crossroads, not a place for an emperor to dwell.

郎曰：「敬覽三策，潘尚書之議可謂興邦之術矣。 Lang said, 'I have reviewed the three plans; Minister Pan's counsel may be called a method to raise the state.

德進寇莒城，守將任安委城而遁，以潘聰鎮莒城。 He took Ju as garrison commander Ren An fled, leaving Pan Cong to hold the city.

Book of Jin, Chapter 128Volume 128 Records 28: Murong Chao · 1 passage

以慕容鐘都督中外諸軍、錄尚書事，慕容法為征南、都督徐、兗、揚、南兗四州諸軍事，慕容鎮加開府儀同三司、尚書令，封孚為太尉，鞠仲為司空，潘聰為左光祿大夫，封嵩為尚書左僕射，自余封拜各有差。 He stacked the government with Murong Zhong, Murong Fa, Murong Zhen, Feng Fu, Ju Zhong, Pan Cong, Feng Song, and others in high posts.