Yuan · Official and General

Toghto 脫脫

Tuotuo

Attested AD 1352 - AD 1353

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Toghto was an official and General.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1353 十三年五月壬午
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passage 91
AD 1352 至正十二年
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 124

Career and standing

Chancellor 丞相
AD 1352 至正十二年 · Held
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 124

Places and affiliations

Polity Id yuan · Relation Served
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 124

Events and relationships

Campaigned against rebels
AD 1352 至正十二年 · Military · Commander · At Xuzhou 徐州
Directly stated · History of Yuan 187, passage 124
Pacified then withdrew
AD 1353 十三年五月壬午 · Military · Commander · At Xuzhou 徐州 · With Jia Lu (賈魯)
Dated from the passage context · History of Yuan 187, passages 91, 94

References in the histories

History of Yuan, Chapter 187Volume 187 Biographies 74: Wugusunliangzhen, Jia Lu, Lu Luceng, Gong Shitai, Zhou Boqi, Wu Dang · 2 passages

尋拜中書左丞，從脫脫平徐州，脫脫既旋師，命魯追餘黨，分攻濠州，同緫兵官平章月可察兒督戰，魯誓師曰：「吾奉旨統八衛漢軍，頓兵于濠七日矣。 Soon afterward he was appointed left vice grand councillor and accompanied Toghto in pacifying Xuzhou. After Toghto withdrew his army, Jia Lu was ordered to pursue remnant rebels and divide his forces to attack Haozhou. Pingzhang Yexekä'r, serving as overall military commander, joined him in supervising the campaign. Jia Lu addressed the troops: "By imperial order I command the eight Han guard units. We have camped before Haozhou for seven days already.

至正十二年，丞相脫脫討徐州賊，以官軍不習水土，募瀕海鹽丁為軍，乃超遷魯曾資善大夫、淮南宣慰使，領征討事，遣其募鹽丁五千人從征。 In 1352 Chancellor Toghto campaigned against the Xuzhou rebels. Because government troops were unaccustomed to the local climate, he recruited coastal salt workers as soldiers. Luceng was specially promoted to Grand Master of Assisting Virtue and pacification commissioner of Huainan, placed in charge of the punitive campaign, and five thousand salt workers he recruited were sent with the army.