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Tangkuo Anli

Type Figure Region China Time c. 1120–1181 Also known as Tangkuo Wolugu、courtesy name Zijing

Tangkuo Anli (?–1181), born Tangkuo Wolugu, courtesy name Zijing, was a Jurchen minister of the Jin dynasty who rose to Right Chancellor and advocate…

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  1. c. 1120–1160Shandong Circuit of the Jin dynasty · Shandong CircuitTangkuo Anli was studious in youth, well versed in classics and history and skilled in composition. During the Zhenyuan era of Hailing Wang he rose to Military Commissioner of Linhai Army, entered the Hanlin Academy as Reader-in-Waiting, and later served as Defense Commissioner of Xunzhou and Military Commissioner of Zhanghua Army, accumulating experience in local and central administration.
  2. 1161–1170Daxing Prefecture of the Jin · Daxing PrefectureAfter Shizong's accession he was transferred to Governor of Yidu and Governor of Daxing, ranked first in integrity assessments for his governance, and was rewarded for empty prisons. In 1164 he was appointed Vice Councillor, arguing that mugan and Han households were all subjects of the state and should no longer be distinguished; his views often differed from Shizong's, yet he remained highly trusted.
  3. 1171–1181Zhongdu of the Jin · ZhongduHe successively served as Governor of Hejian and Left Defender-in-Chief of Nanjing, was recalled as Vice Minister of Works and then Zhongzhang Zhengshi (Pacifier of Government Affairs), and enfeoffed as Duke of Rui. In the 21st year of Dading he was appointed Right Chancellor and advanced to Duke of Shen, dying the same year; in the first year of Taihe he was granted posthumous honors in Shizong's ancestral temple.

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