Overview
Tang Yifen was an official and Painter.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Yusheng | 雨生 | Yǔshēng |
| Posthumous name | Zhenmin | 貞愍 | Zhēnmǐn |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 1853 亦殉江寧之難Drowned himself · At Jiangning 江寧Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 120, 131
Age
- 77Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 128
Attested activity
- AD 1853 亦殉江寧之難Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 120, 131
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Tang Dakui (湯大奎)grandfather 祖 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 122
- Child of Tang Xunye (湯荀業)father 父 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 122
- AD 1853 三世死事Kinship Role generations that died in service · Count 3Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 132
Career and standing
- garrison commander 守備AppointedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- hereditary office by martyrdom privilege 難廕世職InheritedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- deputy regional commander of the Leqing garrison 浙江樂清協副將Promoted to · At Leqing, Zhejiang 浙江樂清Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- special edict of generous mourning honors 特詔優恤AD 1853 文宗以其三世死事 · GrantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 132
- Zhenmin 貞愍AD 1853 文宗以其三世死事 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 132
- an additional Commandant of Cloud Cavalry 雲騎尉AD 1853 文宗以其三世死事 · AddedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 132
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- Family was poorPovertyDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- ResignedResignationDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 127
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qing 清 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- At Wujin, Jiangsu 江蘇武進Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 121
- At Jiangning 江寧 · Relation Resided inDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 127
- At Leqing, Zhejiang 浙江樂清 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 124
- At Wujin, Jiangsu 江蘇武進 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 121
Learning and skills
- Skill poetry and painting 詩畫 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 126
Works and attributed material
- final testament 絕命詞Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 131
- final testament 絕命詞Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 131
- Biographies of Loyalty and Righteousness 忠義傳Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 122
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0128, s0129Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passages 128-129
Events and relationships
- Counseled defensesAD 1853 江寧籌防 · Military · Adviser · At Jiangning 江寧Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 130
- Drowned when city fellAD 1853 城陷 · Military · Martyr · At Jiangning 江寧Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 131
- Relation Peer painter of · Person Dai Xi (戴熙)Directly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 119
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment enjoyed great fame as a painter and was Xi's equal · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 119
- Assessment renowned with Dai Xi for loyalty and righteousness; the age spoke of Dai and Tang together · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 120
- Assessment showed outstanding talent from youth · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 123
- Assessment valued integrity; administrative record and literary work highly regarded · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 126
- Assessment won renown for governing troops and capturing bandits · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 125
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Draft History of Qing 399, passage 119
References in the histories
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