Overview
Tan was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Song
Life and dates
Death
- AD 457 病卒Cause illness 病Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 191
Attested activity
- AD 449 元嘉二十六年Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 179
- AD 457 大明元年Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 184
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Yong (永)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 178
- Parent of Chan (闡)son 子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Song 65, passage 195
- Parent of Lingsun (令孫)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 192
Career and standing
- Acting General Who Establishes Prestige and Administrator of Jinan and Pingyuan 行建威將軍、濟南、平原二郡太守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 180
- Consulting aide on the heir pacification staff 世祖鎮軍諮議參軍Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 元嘉二十六年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 26 · Western Year: AD 449Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 179
- Provisional General Who Supports the State, vanguard 假輔國將軍,前鋒Granted · From Source Date: Text: 討元兇 · Western Year: AD 453Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 181
- Inspector of Liang and Nanqin 梁、南秦二州刺史HeldDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 178
- Right commandant of the heir guard, General Who Pacifies the North, Inspector of Xuzhou 太子右衛率,寧朔將軍、徐州刺史Held · From Source Date: Text: 孝建初 · Western Year: AD 454Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 183
- General of Valiant Cavalry 驍騎將軍RestoredDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 191
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- dismissed after Huatai failure 免官DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 179
- sentenced to marketplace execution, then spared and imprisoned 棄市,乃原生命,繫尚方Sentenced then pardonedDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passages 187, 190
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 178
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 185
Events and relationships
- Attacked Queao and withdrewMilitary · Commander · At Que'ao / Licheng 確磝/歷城Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 180
- Besieged Huatai without successDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 179
- Captured the capitalMilitary · Vanguard · At capital / Xinting 京城/新亭Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 182
References in the histories
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