Overview
The translated histories identify Bian Guangfan as an envoy, official, and scholar. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Bian Guangfan | 邊光範 | Biān Guāngfàn |
| Personal name | Bian Guangfan | 邊光範 | Biān Guāngfàn |
| Alternate | Bian Guangfan | 邊光範 | Bian Guangfan |
| Personal name | Bian Guangfan | 邊光範 | Bian Guangfan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Envoy
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 十二月癸丑，給事中邊光範、登州刺史郭彥威 · Western Year: AD 943Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:009:s0075
- Source Date: Text: 開運三年冬十月己丑 · Western Year: AD 946Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:085:s0002
- Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0100
Career and standing
- Label: Hanlin academician / 翰林學士 · Action: appointedExplicit · jiuwudaishi:085:s0002
- Description: transferred from Vice Minister of Punishments to Vice Minister of Revenue / 由刑部侍郎改戶部侍郎 · Western Year: AD 955Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0100
Events and relationships
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: embassyExplicit · xinwudaishi:009:s0075
References in the histories
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