Overview
Tan was an official and General.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Song
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 424 to AD 453 太祖元嘉中Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
- AD 417 高祖征長安Dated from the passage context · Book of Song 65, passage 66
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Du Ji (杜驥)elder brother 兄 · Full siblings · paternal lineDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 65
- Child of Father of Du Ji (父)father 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Song 65, passages 65, 80
Origins and identity
- distinguished Chinese house 中華高族Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 74
Career and standing
- Chief of Staff to Prince of Nanping Liu Shuo as Right General 南平王鑠右將軍司馬Held · From Source Date: Text: 太祖元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
- General of the Rear Guard 後軍將軍Held · From Source Date: Text: 太祖元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
- General of the Soaring Dragon 龍驤將軍Held · From Source Date: Text: 太祖元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
- Inspector of Qing and Ji 青、冀二州刺史Held · From Source Date: Text: 太祖元嘉中 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Western Interval: Start: AD 424 · End: AD 453Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
Places and affiliations
- Polity Id liu-song · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
Learning and skills
- Subjects historical writings 史傳Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 65
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen (太祖) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passages 70-71, 73-77
Events and relationships
- Followed south from ChanganDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 66
- Relation Staff of · Person Liu Shuo (鑠)Directly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 67
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment treated as a late-crossing northerner and blocked from the pure career path · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Song 65, passage 68
References in the histories
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