Overview
The translated histories identify Tian Lingzi as an eunuch, named individual, and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Tian Lingzi | 田令孜 | Tián Lìngzī |
| Title | Eunuch | 中官 | |
| Given | Lingzi | 令孜 | Lìngzī |
| Surname | Tian | 田 | Tián |
| Personal | Tian Lingzi | 田令孜 | Tian Lingzi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · yuanshi:204:s0070
- Value: maleExplicit · xintangshu:184:s0202
Roles
- Eunuch
- Named Individual
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 乾符五年 · Western Year: AD 878Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:184:s0190, xintangshu:184:s0202
- Source Date: Text: 乾符初 · Western Year: AD 874Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:052:s0251, xintangshu:052:s0250
- Source Date: Text: 唐季 · Western Year: AD 880Explicit · yuanshi:204:s0070
Career and standing
- Label: eunuch / 中官Explicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
- Label: Shence Army Commandant / 神策中尉 · Action: heldExplicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
- Status: powerful-favorite · Action: abused-powerExplicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
Places and affiliations
- Organization: Shence Army / 神策 · Relation: officer-ofExplicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
Events and relationships
- Kind: fiscal · Role: enforcer · Action: pressed tax levies ever more urgentlyExplicit · xintangshu:052:s0251
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · yuanshi:204:s0070
References in the histories
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