Overview
Tan Gui was an official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Southern Qi
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 46-47
- AD 465 泰始之初Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 67
- AD 465 to AD 475 泰始初勤苦十年Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 70
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Paternal aunt of Tan Guipaternal aunt of the same grandfather 同堂姑 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 61
- Kin of Great-aunt of Tan GuiDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 62
- Descendant of Tan Shao (檀韶)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generations · Through Father of Tan GuiDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 50, 63, 86 - Sibling of Elder brother of Tan Guielder brother 兄Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 50
- Child of Father of Tan Guifather 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 64
- Kinship Role household dependents · Count 100Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 78
- Kinship Role paternal uncles and aunts whose marriages joined the imperial house · Count 3Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 50
- Kinship Role unburied dead of the household · Count 5Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 78
- starved and died on the open fieldKinship Role sons and nephews · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 50
Career and standing
- acting aide on the Pacify-the-North staff 征北板行參軍AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 47
- assistant magistrate of Ancheng commandery 安城郡丞AD 473 to AD 477 元徽中 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 85
- administrator of Yuannan 沅南令LeftDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 47
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 47
- At Gaoping 高平Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 47
Works and attributed material
- Letter · Addressee · With Wang Sengqian (王僧虔) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 68-71
- Letter · Author · With Wang Sengqian (王僧虔) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passages 48-67, 72-84
Events and relationships
- Appointments snatchedDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 51
- Asked five sheng daily rationDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 84
- Asked transfer to palace gentlemanDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 83
- Family defended sovereignDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 67
- Lost post toAD 473 to AD 477 去冬 · Office contest · Unsuccessful candidate · With Ma Chao (馬超) · At Yuzhang 豫章 · Mode self-report Speaker Tan Gui (檀珪)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 56
- Post seized byAD 473 to AD 477 今春 · Office contest · Grantee then dispossessed · With Shi Yan (史偃) · At Nanchang 南昌 · Mode self-report Speaker Tan Gui (檀珪)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 57
Show 3 more source-backed claims
- Sought salaryDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 48
- Twelve letters and audiencesDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 52
- Wrote againDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 72
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment asked only a modest stipend and never sought glory · Mode self-report Speaker Tan Gui (檀珪)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 78
- Assessment household fallen short in literary attainment but not unworthy in martial eminence · Mode self-report Speaker Tan Gui (檀珪)Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 49
- long hunger described as cicada belly and tortoise gutDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 33, passage 53
References in the histories
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