Overview
Tian Shenggong was a general and Official.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Shengong | 神功 | Shéngōng |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 773 八年died after forcing himself to court 自力入朝，卒Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
Attested activity
- AD 773 八年Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
- AD 767 大歷二年Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 76
- AD 755 to AD 756 天寶末Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 63
- AD 756 to AD 773 至德後Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 144, passage 82
- AD 760 討展Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 141, passage 48
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Mother of Tian Shengong (田神功母)mother 母Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 78
- Sibling of Tian Shenyu (田神玉)younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- county clerk 縣史AD 755 to AD 756 天寶末 · HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 63
- Pinglu Military Commissioner 平盧兵馬使Appointed by rebelsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 64
- Acting Right Vice Director of State Affairs 檢校尚書右僕射AD 767 大歷二年 · AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 76
- concurrent Left Vice Director 判左僕射，知省事AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 77
- Grand Preceptor of the Heir Apparent 太子太師AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 77
- Military Governor of Henan 河南節度AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 75
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- Military Governor of Ziqing 淄青節度使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 70
- Minister of Diplomatic Reception 鴻臚卿AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 67
- Observation Commissioner of eight Bian-Song prefectures 汴宋八州觀察使AppointedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 75
- military governor not concurrently chief minister 節度使不兼宰相HeldDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 82
- Military Governor of Yan and Yun 兗鄆TransferredDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 71
- Minister of Education (posthumous) 司徒AD 773 八年 · Posthumously grantedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
- Prince of Xindu 信都郡王Advanced toDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 75
Places and affiliations
- Polity Tang 唐 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passages 64, 81-82
- At Nangong, Jizhou 冀州南宮Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 62
Events and relationships
- Accepted Jing Gang surrenderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 73
- Came to courtAD 767 大歷二年 · Ceremonial · HonoreeDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 76
- Captured Liu ZhanDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 70
- Defeated then surrenderedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 65
- Failed assault on Jing GangDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 68
- Fell illMedical · Patient · At Song 宋Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 80
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- Helped suppress Liu ZhanDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 69
- Killed Nan Dexin absorbed armiesDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 66
- Led troops back to TangMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 64
- Plundered Yangzhou and killed thousands of foreign merchants including PersiansMilitary · Commander · At Yangzhou 揚州Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 69
- Received court mourning honorsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
- Recovered Cang De fought Xiangzhou held XingyuanDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 64
- Relieved SongzhouDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 72
- Routed Fa ZiDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 73
- Sent south into JianghuaiDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 66
- Thousand monks fed for meritAD 773 八年 · Ritual · BeneficiaryDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
- Relation Emulated · Person Li Guangbi (李光弼)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 79
- Relation Followed · Person Li Zhongchen (李忠臣)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 64
- Relation Surrendered with · Person Xu Shuji (許叔冀)Directly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 65
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment filial toward his mother · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 78
- Assessment of military governors not concurrently chief ministers after Zhide, received the most earnest court favor and ritual courtesy · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 82
- once haughty; became modest after observing Li GuangbiCharacterDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 79
- AD 773 八年Item funeral silk and cloth 賻絹千匹、布五百端 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
- AD 773 八年Item screens and bedding 屏風茵褥 · Relation BestowedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 144, passage 81
References in the histories
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