Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Tian Ang 田昂

Tián Áng

Attested AD 401

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tian Ang was a general and Official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 401 隆安五年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 129, passages 72, 84

Family

Kin of Cheng'ai (承愛)
brother's son 兄子 · paternal line · Through Elder brother of Tian Ang (田昂兄)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 76
Sibling of Elder brother of Tian Ang (田昂兄)
elder brother 兄 · Uncertain siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 76

Origins and identity

Tian clan of Xiping 西平諸田
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 73

Career and standing

general who guards the south 鎮南將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 85
governor of Xijun 西郡太守
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 85
general of the right 右將軍
Held
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 72
pardon 赦
Received · Authority Duan Ye (段業)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 72
house arrest 幽之於內
Suffered · Authority Duan Ye (段業)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 72

Events and relationships

Ordered to attack
Military · Commander · With Mengxun (蒙遜)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 72
Proclaimed
AD 401 隆安五年 · Political · Promoter · With Mengxun (蒙遜)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 84
Submitted with five hundred horse
Military · Defector · With Mengxun (蒙遜) · At Houwu 侯塢
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 75

Assessments and attributes

Assessment looks respectful but heart cruel, ambition large and temper treacherous; Xiping Tians have rebels in every generation · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wang Fengsun (王豐孫)
Directly stated · Book of Jin 129, passage 73

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 129Volume 129 Records 29: Juqu Mengxun · 7 passages

業先疑其右將軍田昂，幽之於內，至是，謝而赦之，使與武衛梁中庸等攻蒙遜。 Duan Ye had long suspected his general of the right, Tian Ang, and kept him under house arrest; now he apologized, freed him, and sent him with Liang Zhongyong of the martial guard and others against Mengxun.

業將王豐孫言于業曰：「西平諸田，世有反者，昂貌恭而心很，志大而情險，不可信也。」 Wang Fengsun warned Duan Ye, "The Tian of Xiping have rebelled in every generation; Tian Ang looks humble but his heart is cruel, his ambition large and his temper treacherous—do not trust him."

業曰：「吾疑之久矣，但非昂無可以討蒙遜。」 Duan Ye said, "I have doubted him long, yet no one but Tian Ang can face Mengxun."

豐孫言既不從，昂至侯塢，率騎五百歸於蒙遜。 Duan Ye brushed the warning aside; when Tian Ang reached Houwu he brought five hundred horsemen over to Mengxun.

蒙遜至張掖，昂兄子承愛斬關內之，業左右皆散。 Mengxun marched on Zhangye; Cheng'ai, Tian Ang's nephew, cut the gate bars and let him in, and Duan Ye's guards melted away.

隆安五年，梁中庸、房晷、田昂等推蒙遜為使持節、大都督、大將軍、涼州牧、張掖公，赦其境內，改元永安。 In the fifth year of Long'an, Liang Zhongyong, Fang Gui, Tian Ang, and others proclaimed Mengxun commissioner with full powers, grand commander, great general, governor of Liangzhou, and Duke of Zhangye, granted an amnesty within his domain, and adopted the era name Yong'an.

署從兄伏奴為鎮軍將軍、張掖太守、和平侯，弟挐為建忠將軍、都谷侯，田昂為鎮南將軍、西郡太守，臧莫孩為輔國將軍，房晷、梁中庸為左右長史，張騭、謝正禮為左右司馬。 He named his cousin Funu garrison general, governor of Zhangye, and marquis of Heping; his brother Nu general who establishes loyalty and marquis of Dugu; Tian Ang general who guards the south and governor of Xijun; Zang Mohai general who supports the state; Fang Gui and Liang Zhongyong chief clerks left and right; Zhang Zhi and Xie Zhengli majors of the left and right.