Overview
The translated histories identify Tang Du as an astrologer, astronomer, diviner, and scholar. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Tang Du | 唐都 | Tang Du |
| Personal name | Tang Du | 唐都 | Tang Du |
| Personal | Tang Du | 唐都 | Táng Dū |
| Surname | 唐 | Tang | |
| Given | 都 | Du |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
Roles
- Astrologer
- Astronomer
- Diviner
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 今上即位 · Western Year: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · shiji:026:s0049
- Source Date: Text: 太初元年 · Western Year: BC 104Explicit event contextual date · shiji:026:s0049, shiji:026:s0059
- Source Date: Text: 漢興六十餘載 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:068:s0254, hanshu:068:s0258
Career and standing
- Label: fangshi / 方士Explicit · shiji:026:s0049
Places and affiliations
- Label: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
- Polity: Han · Relation: servedExplicit · shiji:026:s0049
Events and relationships
- Kind: astronomical · Role: specialist · Action: divided-celestial-sectorsExplicit · shiji:026:s0049
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: calendrical reckoning (歷數) · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
References in the histories
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