Sui and Tang · Military Officer

Chen Kefan 陳可璠

Attested AD 896 - AD 897

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Chen Kefan was a Military Officer.

Life and dates

Death

captured and buried alive 擒可璠等...悉坑之
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 21

Attested activity

AD 896 to AD 897 乾寧三年至四年前後
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 16, 19, 23

Events and relationships

Held Quanyi Ridge
Military · Defender
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 19

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 3 passages

桂管劉士政懼，遣其將陳可璠、王建武等率兵守全義嶺。 Liu Shizheng, commissioner of Guiguan, grew alarmed and sent Chen Kefan, Wang Jianwu, and others to hold Quanyi Ridge with an army.

殷遣使聘於士政，使者至境上，可璠等不納。 Yin sent envoys to treat with Liu Shizheng, but when they reached the frontier Chen Kefan and his men refused them entry.

殷怒，遣瓊等以兵七千攻之，擒可璠等及其兵二千餘人，悉坑之，遂圍桂管，虜士政，盡取其屬州。 Enraged, Yin sent Li Qiong with seven thousand men. They captured Chen Kefan and more than two thousand troops and buried them alive, then besieged Guiguan, took Liu Shizheng captive, and annexed all his dependent prefectures.