Overview
Chen Fan was an official and Statesman.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courtesy name | Zhongju | 仲舉 |
Life and dates
Death
- AD 168 建宁元年九月辛亥died unjustly / killed 枉死 / 杀Directly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passages 82, 175
- died and Wei was awakenedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 256
Age
- 80Reckoning Sui · Source Text 八十之年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 34
Attested activity
- AD 150 to AD 168 AD 150-168Dated from the passage context · Book of Southern Qi 48, passage 190
- AD 168 五月日食Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 33
- AD 168 八月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passages 48-49
- AD 168 建宁元年八月-九月Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passages 174-175
- AD 167 永康元年Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 244
- AD 167 永康元年十二月丁丑Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 113, passage 82
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- AD 168 灵帝初立Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 76, passage 24
- AD 168 陳蕃死而啟魏Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 256
Key source chapters
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 76 Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He 10 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 113 Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three 3 passages
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 48 Volume 48 Biographies 29: Yuan Tuan, Kong Zhigui, Liu Hui 3 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 115 Volume 104: Five Elements Part Two 1 passage
- New Book of Tang, Chapter 178 Volume 178 Biographies 103: Liu Fen 1 passage
Career and standing
- Director of the Secretariat 尚書令HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 244
- Grand Tutor 太傅HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 24; Book of Later Han 113, passages 82, 174
Places and affiliations
- Eastern Han 汉Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 115, passage 132
- Later Han 後漢Relation Active inDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 82
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passages 33, 244; New Book of Tang 178, passage 256
Works and attributed material
- Chu women grieved and Western Palace burned; resentment of unvisited palace womenRemonstrance · SpeakerDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 132
- Speech · Speaker · With Dou Wu (竇武) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 33-36, 52
- Speech · Speaker · With Dou Wu (竇武)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 25-26
Events and relationships
- Plotted to exterminate eunuchsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 174
- Prepared coupDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 49
- RemonstratedPolitical · RemonstratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 132
- Urged execution of Cao Jie and eunuchsPolitical · ConspiratorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 25-26, 28
- Urged purge of eunuchsDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 33-35
- Relation Ally of · Person Dou Wu (竇武)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passages 33, 48-49; Book of Later Han 113, passage 174
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment willing to purge eunuchs at age eighty · Mode self-report Speaker Chen Fan (陳蕃)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 34
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 256
- family members 家属徙日南比景Family collective · Statement families banished to Rinan BijinDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 113, passage 175
References in the histories
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