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Tong Guan

Song Dynasty court eunuch, military general and politician (1054-1126)
Person Human Q707756

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[8]
Date of birth
1054
Date of death
1126
Place of birth
Kaifeng
Country of citizenship
Northern Song dynasty[6]
Occupation
military personnel, politician
Part of
Six Thieves[10]
Cause of death
decapitation[11]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Chinese[14]
Ancestral home
Kaifeng Xian[9]
Courtesy name
道輔, 道通[16][17]
Described by source
History of Song[13]
Different from
Tong Guan, Taiwei Tong[18][19]
Family name
Tong[12]
Name in native language
童貫[15]
Native language
Chinese[7]
Subject has role
eunuch[20]
🏷️ Also known as
en Daofu en Daotong en Tong Guan ja 童貫 ko 동관 th ถงก้วน vi Đồng Quán zh 童贯 zh 道輔 zh 道通 zh-hant 道輔 zh-hant 道通
🔖 Identifiers · 15
ISNI
0000000063950004
VIAF cluster ID
4469609
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no00009848
CBDB ID
0008124
Ctext data entity ID
966668
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026)
1Otq2L
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) old ID (2021)
50130
FAST ID
443893
Freebase ID
/m/08fmfy
Geni profile ID
6000000074726317893
HKCAN ID
9811107328703406
NLA Trove people ID
1385406
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Shanghai Library person ID
wkzbxkzptpl215y9
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvCJyDqHGqtfQPg3crH4q
Yale LUX ID
person/3a76d717-d04a-43b6-b3f1-6298db0ff93c

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Occupation 2
politician, military personnel
Cause of death 1
decapitation
Country of citizenship 1
Northern Song dynasty
Described by source 1
History of Song
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Chinese
Native language 1
Chinese
Place of birth 1
Kaifeng
Sex or gender 1
male
Subject has role 1
eunuch
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Summary

Tong Guan was born in 1054[1] in Kaifeng[2]. He died in 1126[3]. He worked as a military personnel[4] and politician[5].

FAQs

Where was Tong Guan born?

Tong Guan's place of birth was Kaifeng[2].

What did Tong Guan do for work?

Tong Guan worked as a military personnel[4] and politician[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . History of Song. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . China Biographical Database. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition) ID (2026) → 1Otq2L
    Instance of → human
    Native language → Chinese
    Subject has role → eunuch
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