Tu Hai (圖海) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Tu Hai as a general, official, and statesman. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Tu Hai	圖海	Tuhai
Title	General Tu Hai, the Pacifier of the West	定西將軍圖海
Title	Grand Secretary Tu Hai	大學士圖海
Personal	Tu Hai	圖海	Tu Hai

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · qingshigao:272:s0084
Sex: male
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Roles

General
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 康熙三年 · Western Year: AD 1664
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Source Date: Text: 康熙八年 · Western Year: AD 1669
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Career and standing

Label: Grand Secretary / 大學士 · Action: held
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Label: Pacifier of the West General / 定西將軍 · Action: held
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Places and affiliations

Label: Qing / 清 · Relation: served
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Events and relationships

Kind: scientific · Role: supervisor · Action: supervised calendar tests
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Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed-remnants · Other Person Id: Li Zicheng (李自成)
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References in the histories

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Draft History of Qing, Chapter 272Volume 272 Biographies 59: Tang Ruowang, Yang Guangxian, Nan Huai Ren · 2 passages

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八年，上遣大學士圖海等二十人會監正馬祜測驗立春、雨水兩節氣及太陰火、木二星躔度，南懷仁言悉應，明烜言悉不應。 In Kangxi 8 the emperor sent Grand Secretary Tu Hai and twenty others with Director Ma Hu to test Beginning of Spring, Rain Water, and the positions of the moon and the fire and wood stars—Nan Huai Ren said all matched; Mingxuan said none did.

議政王等疏言：「前命大學士圖海等二十人赴觀像台測驗，南懷仁所言悉應，吳明烜所言悉不應，問監正馬祜，監副宜塔喇、胡振鉞、李光顯，皆言南懷仁曆法上合天象。 The regents replied: "Grand Secretary Tu Hai and twenty others tested at the observatory—Nan Huai Ren matched throughout, Wu Mingxuan did not. Director Ma Hu and Assistant Directors Yitara, Hu Zhenyue, and Li Guangxian all said Nan Huai Ren's calendar accorded with heaven.

Draft History of Qing, Chapter 275Volume 275 Biographies 62: Ge Er Gu De, Zhao Shilin, Guo Shilong, Fu Lata, Ma Rulong · 1 passage

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康熙三年，從定西將軍圖海平湖廣茅麓山李自成餘部。 In Kangxi 3 (1664) he followed General Tu Hai, the Pacifier of the West, in suppressing Li Zicheng's remaining followers at Maolu Mountain in Huguang.