Yuan · General

Tujian Timur 禿堅帖木兒

Died AD 1365

Passages: 15
Chapters: 4
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Tujian Timur as a general, military officer, official, and rebel. This record brings together 15 passages from 4 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Tujian Timur	禿堅帖木兒	Tujian Timur
Personal	Toqash Temür	禿堅帖木兒	Toqash Temür
Personal name	Toqto'a Timur	禿堅帖木兒
Personal	Tujian Timur	禿堅帖木兒
Personal name	Tuqtai Temür	禿堅帖木兒

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:204:s0083, yuanshi:207:s0048

Roles

General
Military Officer
Official
Rebel

Life and dates

Death

Cause: captured and executed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 十二月 · Lunar Month: 12 · Western Year: AD 1365
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0085

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: chapter dated context · Western Year: AD 1364
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:207:s0048
Source Date: Text: 至正二十五年 · Western Year: AD 1365
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0192, yuanshi:111:s0189
Source Date: Text: 至正二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1364
Explicit · yuanshi:204:s0083
Source Date: Text: 至正年間 · Western Year: AD 1361
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:206:s0120

Career and standing

Label: central pingzhang / 中書平章政事 · Action: appointed
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0056
Label: grand censor / 御史大夫 · Action: appointed
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0066
Label: Grand Guardian / 太保 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至正二十五年 · Western Year: AD 1365
Explicit event contextual date · yuanshi:111:s0192, yuanshi:111:s0189
Label: Privy Council director / 知樞密院事 · Action: held
Explicit · yuanshi:206:s0120
Status: pardoned · Action: received · Authority Person Id: Emperor (帝)
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0054

Places and affiliations

Polity Id: yuan · Relation: active-in
Strongly inferred · yuanshi:207:s0048
Polity Id: yuan · Relation: served
Explicit · yuanshi:111:s0192

Works and attributed material

Kind: petition · Role: speaker · Quoted: false
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0065

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated-by-Arugh-Temür
Explicit · yuanshi:206:s0122
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led-troops-toward-palace · Other Person Id: Bolu Temur (孛羅帖木兒) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 至正二十四年 · Western Year: AD 1364
Explicit · yuanshi:204:s0083
Kind: military · Role: general · Action: marched-on-capital · Other Person Id: Bolu Temur (孛羅帖木兒)
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0048
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: suppressed-Shangdu-supporters
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0073
Relation: subordinate-of · Person Id: Bolu Temur (孛羅帖木兒)
Explicit · yuanshi:207:s0048

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · yuanshi:204:s0083

References in the histories

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History of Yuan, Chapter 111Volume 111 Tables 6: Three Ducal Ministers 2 · 1 passage

禿堅帖木兒 Tuqtai Temür

History of Yuan, Chapter 204Volume 204 Biographies 91: Eunuchs · 1 passage

未幾，孛羅帖木兒遣禿堅帖木兒以兵向闕，聲言清君側之惡。 Soon afterward Boluo Timur sent Tujian Timur with an army toward the capital, claiming he would purge evil from the ruler’s side.

History of Yuan, Chapter 206Volume 206 Biographies 93: Contrary Ministers · 2 passages

乃命知樞密院事禿堅帖木兒等擊之。 He ordered Privy Council director Toqash Temür and others to attack him.

其人素不習為兵，而一旦驅之使戰，既陣，兵猶未接，皆脫其號衣，奔阿魯輝帖木兒軍中，禿堅帖木兒軍遂敗績，單騎還上都。 They were not trained soldiers and were suddenly sent to battle; before the lines met they stripped their uniforms and defected to Arugh Temür. Toqash Temür's force was routed and he fled alone to Shangdu.

History of Yuan, Chapter 207Volume 207 Biographies 94: Rebellious Ministers · 11 passages

孛羅帖木兒殺使者拒命，遣部將會禿堅帖木兒提兵犯闕，揚言索右丞相搠思監、資正院使朴不花二人。 Boluo Timur killed the envoy, defied the order, and sent his general Toqto'a Timur to march on the capital, openly demanding the surrender of Right Chancellor Bodaijian and Correct Resources director Pak Buha.

先是，朝廷立衛屯田，嘗命中書右丞也先不花提督，與禿堅帖木兒分院之地相近，因擾及其親里，搆成嫌隙，也先不花乃譖禿堅帖木兒詆毀朝政，孛羅帖木兒與禿堅帖木兒相友善，且知其誣，遣人白其非罪。 Earlier the court had set up guard garrison farms under Right Vice Chancellor Yesen Buhua, whose district bordered that of Toqto'a Timur. Yesen Buhua's men disturbed Toqto'a Timur's kin and home district, breeding resentment until Yesen Buhua accused Toqto'a Timur of slandering the government. Boluo Timur, who was friendly with Toqto'a Timur and knew the charge was false, sent word that he was innocent.

皇太子以孛羅帖木兒握兵跋扈，今乃與禿堅帖木兒交通，又匿不軌之臣，遂與丞相搠思監議，請詔削其官，分其兵授四川省丞相察罕不花領之。 The heir apparent, seeing Boluo Timur's arrogance with troops in hand, his collusion with Toqto'a Timur, and his concealment of a disloyal minister, discussed with Chancellor Bodaijian a request to strip his offices and divide his army, giving command to Sichuan branch chancellor Chaghan Buhua.

孛羅帖木兒謂非帝意，故不聽命，舉兵助禿堅帖木兒。 Boluo Timur claimed the order did not reflect the emperor's will, refused to obey, and raised troops to aid Toqto'a Timur.

庚戌，禿堅帖木兒自健德門入，見帝延春閣，慟哭請罪，帝賜宴慰勉，詔赦其罪。 On the gengxu day Toqto'a Timur entered through Jiande Gate, saw the emperor at the Yanchun Pavilion, wept and begged forgiveness. The emperor gave him a feast of consolation and issued an edict pardoning his crimes.

以禿堅帖木兒為中書平章政事。 and Toqto'a Timur was made central pingzhang.

七月，孛羅帖木兒率兵，與禿堅帖木兒、老的沙等復犯闕，京師震駭。 In the seventh month Boluo Timur marched again on the capital with Toqto'a Timur, Laodesha, and others, throwing the city into panic.

庚寅，就命孛羅帖木兒太保、中書左丞相，老的沙中書平章政事，禿堅帖木兒御史大夫。 On the gengyin day Boluo Timur was made grand guardian and left chancellor on the spot, Laodesha central pingzhang, and Toqto'a Timur grand censor.

遣禿堅帖木兒率軍討上都附皇太子者，調也速南禦擴廓帖木兒軍。 He sent Toqto'a Timur to suppress Shangdu supporters of the heir apparent and shifted Yeshu south to block Köke Timur's advance.

七月乙酉，值禿堅帖木兒遣人來告上都之捷，孛羅帖木兒起入奏，行至延春閣李樹下，伯顏達兒自衆中奮出，斫孛羅帖木兒，中其腦，上都馬及金那海等競前斫死。 On the yiyou day of the seventh month, as Boluo Timur rose to report Toqto'a Timur's victory dispatch from Shangdu, he passed beneath the plum tree at the Yanchun Pavilion. Bayan Da'er sprang from the crowd and struck him on the head. Shangdu Ma, Jin Nahai, and the others rushed in and hacked him to death.

十二月，獲禿堅帖木兒、老的沙，皆伏誅。 In the twelfth month Toqto'a Timur and Laodesha were captured and executed.