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Pugu Huai'en仆固怀恩

TangHistory × Fiction

A Tiele tribal member and Tang dynasty general, credited for quelling the An Lushan Rebellion, later rebelled due to suspicion.

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RELATION RECORDS
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SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS

Pugu Huai'en, and the people around them.

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MENTORSHIP

Mentorship

Teachers, disciples and transmission

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ALLEGIANCE

Allegiance

Rulers, appointments and allegiance

14 figures · 17 records
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CONFLICT

Conflict

Battles, captures and defeat

13 figures · 15 records
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THE UNSEEN

Mythic acts

Transformation, aid and divine punishment

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In history · Old Book of Tang

A Tiele tribal member and Tang dynasty general, credited for quelling the An Lushan Rebellion, later rebelled due to suspicion. A Tang general who later rebelled, allied with Tubo and Uyghur to invade the border, ultimately defeated and died. A rebel general, paired with Li Huaiguang, had rendered service to the royal family.

In fiction · New Book of Tang · Romance of Sui and Tang

Martial Envoy, together with Li Guangbi, both emerged from Jingxing. Left Wing Military Commissioner of Shuofang, led the Uyghur troops.

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  1. Official history

    Old Book of Tang

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    32 relations36 verified quotations
    • Emperor Suzong of Tang→ confer title →Pugu Huai'en
    • Pugu Huai'en→ subordinate →Guo Ziyi
    • Guo Ziyi→ abdicate →Pugu Huai'en
    • Guo Ziyi→ old subordinate →Pugu Huai'en
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    1. 封丰国公

      confer title · Old Book of Tang, 仆固怀恩梁崇义李怀光传

    2. 仍令仆固怀恩送承采至回纥部

      dispatch · Old Book of Tang, 肃宗本纪

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  2. Literature / legend

    Romance of Sui and Tang

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    0 relations0 verified quotations

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  3. Official history

    New Book of Tang

    20 profile notes
    12 relations15 verified quotations
    • Pugu Huai'en→ subordinate →Guo Ziyi
    • Guo Ziyi→ abdicate →Pugu Huai'en
    • Pugu Huai'en→ attack →An Lushan
    • Pugu Huai'en→ invite invaders →Tubo
    Verified original text · 15
    1. 从朔方节度使郭子仪讨贼云中

      subordinate · New Book of Tang, 叛臣传上

    2. 与朔方节度使郭子仪合讨

      colleague · New Book of Tang, 回鹘传上

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History vs. fiction

In the official history, Pugu Huai'en maintained strict military discipline and angrily executed his own son who had surrendered to the enemy, and the novel faithfully preserves the fierce nature of this veteran general.

  • attestedPugu Huai'en shouted and executed his own son to enforce military discipline

    The Old Book of Tang, Biography of Pugu Huai'en, Liang Chongyi, and Li Huaiguang records that when the Tongluo rebelled, Huai'en's son Fen, after being defeated and surrendering to the enemy, fled back. 'Huai'en shouted and executed him. The soldiers were terrified and each fought as if against a hundred, ' and thus they greatly defeated the enemy. In the Sui and Tang Romance, Chapter 090 also mentions that Guo Ziyi ordered 'Li Guangbi and the Martial Envoy Pugu Huai'en' to lead troops into battle, and his character of being resolute and strict in military governance is completely consistent with the official history.

Relationship network

25 figures · 165 links
Pugu Huai'enPugu Huai'enEmperor Suzong of TangEmperor Suzong of TangGuo ZiyiGuo ZiyiAn LushanAn LushanTuboTuboEmperor DaizongEmperor DaizongYan ZhenqingYan ZhenqingLi GuangbiLi GuangbiShi SimingShi SimingWu ZixuWu ZixuHun JianHun JianLu QiMa SuiLi FuguoTian ChengsiShi ChaoyiYu Chao'enLi BaochenLi BaozhenChen ShaoyouLi BaoyuWang ZhongsiXue SongMa LinGuo Yingyi
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Sources: New Book of Tang, 刑法志; Old Book of Tang, 仆固怀恩梁崇义李怀光传; Romance of Sui and Tang, 090; New Book of Tang, 叛臣传上; Old Book of Tang, 代宗本纪; Romance of Sui and Tang, 096; New Book of Tang, 吐蕃传上; Old Book of Tang, 冯盎阿史那社尔契苾何力黑齿常之李多祚李嗣业白孝德传

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