Tian Longsheng (田龍升)

Overview

The translated histories identify Tian Longsheng as an administrator, aristocrat, general, and rebel. This record brings together 5 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 Longsheng	田龍升	Tián Lóngshēng
Given	Longsheng	龍升	Lóngshēng
Title	Prince of Chiting	赤亭王
Surname	Tian	田	Tián
Personal name	Tian Longsheng	田龍升	Tián Lóngshēng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Roles

Administrator
Aristocrat
General
Rebel

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded-after-defeat · Killer Person Id: Zhou Jiong (周炅) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Career and standing

Label: General Who Invigorates the Distant / 振遠將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Label: Inspector of Dingzhou / 定州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Label: Inspector of Dingzhou / 定州刺史 · Action: held · Under: Person Id: Xiao Cha (蕭詧) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Title: Prince of Chiting / 赤亭王 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Title: Prince of Chiting / 赤亭王 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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Status: rebel · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Places and affiliations

Label: Northern Qi / 齊 · Relation: defected-to · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Label: Western Liang under Xiao Cha / 蕭詧 · Relation: served
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Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: defeated-party · Action: defeated-and-killed · Other Person Id: Zhou Jiong (周炅) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: encamped-separately · Place: valleys / 山谷 · Other Person Id: Tian Longyan (田龍琰) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: rebelled-and-defected · Place: six prefectures and seven garrisons north of the Yangzi / 江北六州七鎮 · Other Person Id: Gao Jing'an (高景安) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 及炅入朝 · Western Year: AD 573
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Kind: political · Role: surrenderer · Action: surrendered-city · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 555 · End: AD 562
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References in the histories

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Book of Chen, Chapter 13Volume 13: Xu Shipu; Lu Xida; Zhou Fu; Xun Lang; Zhou Jiong · 5 passages

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初，蕭詧定州刺史田龍升以城降，詔以為振遠將軍、定州刺史，封赤亭王。 Earlier Tian Longsheng, inspector of Dingzhou under Xiao Cha, had surrendered his city; an edict made him General Who Invigorates the Distant and inspector of Dingzhou, and enfeoffed him as Prince of Chiting.

及炅入朝，龍升以江北六州七鎮叛入于齊，齊遣歷陽王高景安帥師應之。 but when Jiong came to court, Longsheng rebelled with six prefectures and seven garrisons north of the river and defected to Qi, which sent the Prince of Liyang, Gao Jing'an, with an army to aid him.

於是令炅為江北道大都督，總統眾軍，以討龍升。 The court then made Jiong grand commander on the northern Yangzi route and gave him all armies to crush Longsheng.

龍升使弋陽太守田龍琰率眾二萬陣於亭川，高景安於水陵、陰山為其聲援，龍升引軍別營山谷。 Longsheng sent Tian Longyan, administrator of Yiyang, with twenty thousand men to line up at Tingchuan; Gao Jing'an backed him from Shuiling and Yinshan; Longsheng camped apart in the hills.

炅乃分兵各當其軍，身率驍勇先擊龍升，龍升大敗，龍琰望塵而奔，並追斬之，高景安遁走，盡復江北之地。 Jiong split his force to hold each enemy host, led his champions in a first blow on Longsheng, and routed him; Longyan fled at the dust and both were run down and killed; Gao Jing'an escaped; and the whole north bank was recovered.