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Tan Daoji 檀道濟

Attested AD 420 - AD 436

Passages
12
Chapters
5
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Tan Daoji as a general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 12 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Tan Daoji 檀道濟 Tan Daoji
Personal Tan Daoji 檀道濟

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Official
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 元嘉前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 420 · End: AD 436
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:071:s0139
  • Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:004:s0043
  • Source Date: Text: 景平元年夏四月 · Western Year: AD 423
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:004:s0029
  • Source Date: Text: 檀道濟 · Western Year: AD 430
    Explicit · weishu:030:s0076
  • Source Date: Text: 永初三年 · Western Year: AD 422
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0170, songshu:003:s0181
  • Source Date: Text: 永初元年 · Western Year: AD 420
    Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0048

Family

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  • Sibling of Tan Shao (檀韶)
    Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Subject Relative Age: younger · Object Role: elder-brother
  • Parent of Son of Tan Daoji (檀道濟子)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: Protector General / 護軍將軍 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · songshu:003:s0048
  • Label: Inspector of South Yanzhou / 南兗州刺史 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424
    Explicit · songshu:004:s0043
  • Label: Song Domain Commander-in-Chief / 宋國領軍 · Action: held
    Explicit · songshu:003:s0048
  • Title: General Who Conquers the South
    Explicit · songshu:069:s0108

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: participant · Action: came to court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年夏五月 · Western Year: AD 424
    Explicit · songshu:004:s0043
  • Kind: political · Role: guardian · Action: entered to guard the court hall · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年五月 · Western Year: AD 424
    Explicit · songshu:004:s0078
  • Kind: coup · Role: commander · Action: led troops into palace through Cloud Dragon Gate · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平二年五月 · Western Year: AD 424
    Explicit · songshu:004:s0069
  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: lured-and-pursued · Other Person Id: Changsun Daosheng (長孫道生)
    Explicit · weishu:030:s0076
  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: northern campaign; burned siege equipment at Linqu · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平元年夏四月 · Western Year: AD 423
    Explicit · songshu:004:s0029

Assessments and attributes

Source notes

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wu 3 · 3 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 4Volume 4 Annals 4: Emperor Shao · 5 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 69Volume 69 Biographies 29: Liu Zhan, Fan Ye · 2 passages
Book of Song, Chapter 71Volume 71 Biographies 31: Xu Zhan, Jiang Zhan, Wang Sengchao · 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 30Volume 25: Zhang Sunsong, Zhangsun Daosheng · 1 passage