Pang Tong | |
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| 龐統 | |
 A Qing dynasty illustration of Pang Tong | |
| Military Adviser General of the Household (軍師中郎將) (under Liu Bei) | |
| In office ?–214 Serving with Zhuge Liang | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Assistant Officer in the Headquarters Office (治中從事) (under Liu Bei) | |
| In office 210–? | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Assistant Officer (從事) (under Liu Bei) | |
| In office 210 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Officer of Merit (功曹) (under Sun Quan) | |
| In office 209–210 | |
| Monarch | Emperor Xian of Han |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 179[a] Xiangyang, Hubei |
| Died | 214 (aged 35)[a] Guanghan, Sichuan |
| Resting place | Pang Tong Shrine and Tomb |
| Children | Pang Hong |
| Relatives |
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| Occupation | Politician |
| Courtesy name | Shiyuan (士元) |
| Posthumous name | Marquess Jing (靖侯) |
| Nickname | "Fledgling Phoenix" (鳳雛) |
Pang Tong () (179–214),[a] courtesy name Shiyuan, was a Chinese politician who served as a key adviser to the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. In his youth, Pang Tong was disregarded because he was plain-looking. The hermit scholar Sima Hui, however, held him in high esteem and called him the "Crown of Scholars in Jing Province". Pang Tong studied under Sima Hui along with Zhuge Liang, Xu Shu and Xiang Lang, and he was given the nickname "Fledgling Phoenix". Owing to his friendly attitude, he worked as an appraiser in Nan Commandery. When he reviewed someone, he would prioritise their virtues over their abilities and encourage them to help others.
Pang Tong briefly served under Zhou Yu and befriended Lu Ji, Gu Shao and Quan Cong before joining Liu Bei after Liu Bei became the governor of Jing Province in 210. Through the recommendation of Lu Su and Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong was appointed by Liu Bei as an Assistant Officer and subsequently promoted to Military Adviser General of the Household. Pang Tong advised Liu Bei to take over Yi Province (covering present-day Sichuan and Chongqing) and accompanied him on his campaign against the warlord Liu Zhang, but was killed by a stray arrow during a battle at Luo County (north of present-day Guanghan, Sichuan) in 214.[2]
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- ^ Sima (1084), vol. 67.
- ^ de Crespigny (2007), p. 689.
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