Overview
The translated histories identify Tian Chengrui as an administrator, engineer, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Tian Chengrui | 田呈瑞 | Tian Chengrui |
| Given | Chengrui | 呈瑞 | |
| Courtesy | Jiepu | 介璞 | Jiepu |
| Surname | Tian | 田 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0179
Roles
- Administrator
- Engineer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: died in office / 卒於官 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 康熙五十九年 · Western Year: AD 1720Explicit · qingshigao:285:s0190
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 康熙中 · Western Year: AD 1690Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:285:s0180
- Source Date: Text: 康熙五十九年 · Western Year: AD 1720Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:285:s0190
Career and standing
- Label: Secretariat draftsman / 中書舍人 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 康熙中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1662 · End: AD 1722Explicit · qingshigao:285:s0180
- Label: Daming intendant / 大名道 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0185
- Label: Lintao Circuit intendant / 臨洮道 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0185
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Qing / 清 · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0180
- Place: Fenyang, Shanxi / 山西汾陽Explicit · qingshigao:285:s0179
Events and relationships
- Kind: engineering · Role: sponsor · Action: built stone embankment with private fundsExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0182, qingshigao:285:s0184
- Kind: engineering · Role: builder · Action: cut Shifowan canal and taught water wheelsExplicit · qingshigao:285:s0187
References in the histories
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