Song, Liao, and Jin · Official

Benba 本把

Běnbǎ

Attested AD 1162 - AD 1185

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Benba was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 1162 to AD 1185 家令本把盜銀器
Dated from the passage context · History of Jin 19, passages 199, 212

Career and standing

Household Chief 家令
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 199

Events and relationships

Stole silverware
Legal · Offender · Outcome Spared
Directly stated · History of Jin 19, passage 199

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 19Volume 19 Annals 19: Ancenstral Records: Emperor Jingxuan Zongjun, Ruizong, Zongyao, Xianzong, Yungong · 1 passage

梁檀兒盜金銀葉，憐其母老，李福興盜段匹，值坤厚陵禮成，家令本把盜銀器，值萬春節，皆委曲全活之。 Liang Tan'er stole gold and silver leaf — he pitied her aged mother; Li Fuxing stole silk — it was when Kunhou Tomb rites ended; Household Chief Benba stole silverware — it was Wan Spring Festival: each time he found grounds and spared them.