唐《纥干承基墓志》考

Examination of Hegan Chengji’s Epitaph of the Tang Dynasty

《纥干承基墓志》的出土可补正史传之缺讹。《元和姓纂》对纥干承基家世的记载有误,纥干承基并非改姓纥干的汉人田弘之后,而系鲜卑之后。纥干承基在隋唐之际加入唐军,参加过抵抗突厥的泾阳之战,后陆续成为齐王李祐、太子李承乾豢养的刺客,贞观十七年,他因告发太子谋反得以加官进爵,永徽四年,因房遗爱谋反案又远贬番禺,并卒于官。

The unearthing of Hegan Chengji's Epitaph can supplement and correct the hiatuses and errors in the historical writings.Hegan Chengji's genealogy recorded in Yuanhe Xingzuan(Register of Surnames of the Yuanhe Reign Period)had mistakes:Hegan Chengji was not the descendant of Tian Hong,an official belonging to the Han ethnic group who has changed his surname into Hegan,but a descendant of a Xianbei family.Hegan Chengji joined the Tang army at the transitional period between the Sui and Tang Dynasties and participated in the Battle of Jingyang against the Turkic invasion;later,he became the assassin serving Li You,who was the Prince of Qi,and Li Chengqian,who was the crown prince.In the seventeenth year of Zhenguan reign period(643 AD),he was promoted to higher official post because he reported the rebellion plot of the crown prince;in the fourth year of Yonghui reign period(653 AD),he was relegated to Panyu because of the rebellion of Fang Yi'ai and died there on his post.