Overview
The translated histories identify Zheng Tan as an official, scholar, and statesman. This record brings together 2 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 | Zheng Tan | 鄭覃 | Zheng Tan |
| Personal name | Zheng Tan | 鄭覃 | Zheng Tan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · xintangshu:175:s0209
Roles
- Official
- Scholar
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 文宗時 · Western Year: AD 834Explicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
- Source Date: Text: 穆宗時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 820 · End: AD 824Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:175:s0209
Career and standing
- Label: Chief Minister / 宰相 · Action: heldExplicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Tang / 唐 · Relation: servedExplicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Role: proposer · Action: petitioned-to-abolish-jinshiExplicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · xintangshu:044:s0188
References in the histories
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