Overview
Chen Siran was a Later Zhou defense commissioner.
PeriodFive Dynasties
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 959 乙未Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 196
- AD 950 乾祐三年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 18
- AD 951 to AD 954 劉旻攻晉州Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 50, passage 9
- AD 958 癸酉Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
- AD 955 顯德二年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 106
- AD 959 顯德六年Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 58; Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 9
Key source chapters
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 118 Volume 118 Book of Later Zhou 20: Shizong Annals 5 2 passages
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 105 Volume 105 Book of Later Jin 7: Biographies 2: Imperial Family 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115 Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119 Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 1 passage
- Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120 Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals 1 passage
Career and standing
- Hua Prefecture acting military governor 滑州留後AD 959 乙未 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 196
- Cangzhou military commissioner 滄州節度使AD 959 顯德六年七月 · AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 120, passage 9
- Chief deployer of Xiong 都部署AppointedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 119, passage 58
- Xing Prefecture acting military governor 邢州留後AD 958 癸酉 · Held · At Xing Prefecture 邢州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
- Xing Prefecture acting military governor 邢州留後HeldDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 196
- transferred from Bozhou defense commissioner to acting Xingzhou commissioner 由亳州防禦使授邢州留後AD 955Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 115, passage 106
Places and affiliations
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
- Polity Later Zhou 後周 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 196
- At Xing Prefecture 邢州 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
Works and attributed material
- AD 958 癸酉Memorial · AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
Events and relationships
- AppointedAD 959 乙未 · Administrative · Appointee · At Hua Prefecture 滑州Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 196
- Defeated more than a thousand Hedong rebel troops below West Mountain and took five hundred headsAD 958 癸酉 · Military · Commander · At West Mountain 西山Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
- Led horse guard past cityMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 105, passage 18
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 118, passage 152
References in the histories
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