Qin and Han · Hermit

Tai Tong 臺佟

Attested AD 76 - AD 84

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Tai Tong as a hermit. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesHermit

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Tai Tong 臺佟 Tai Tong
Surname Tai Tai
Personal name Tai Tong 臺佟 Tai Tong
Given Tong Tong
Courtesy name Xiaowei 孝威 Xiaowei

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Hermit

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: withdrawal · Role: agent · Action: departed-and-hid
  • Kind: summons · Role: invitee · Action: refused · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建初中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 76 · End: AD 84

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 94Volume 83: Biographies of Hermits · 4 passages