Chen Siran (陳思讓) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Chen Siran as a general and military officer. This record brings together 5 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Chen Siran	陳思讓	Chén Sīràng
Personal name	Chen Siran	陳思讓	Chén Sīràng
Alternate	Chen Sirang	陳思讓	Chen Sirang
Personal	Chen Sirang	陳思讓	Chen Sirang
Personal name	Chen Sirang	陳思讓	Chén Sī ràng
Personal	Sirang	思讓

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:105:s0018

Roles

General
Military Officer

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾祐三年 · Western Year: AD 950
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:105:s0018
Source Date: Text: 劉旻攻晉州 · Western Interval: Start: AD 951 · End: AD 954
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:050:s0009
Source Date: Text: 顯德二年 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:115:s0106
Source Date: Text: 顯德六年 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:119:s0058, jiuwudaishi:120:s0009

Career and standing

Label: Cangzhou military commissioner / 滄州節度使 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 顯德六年七月 · Western Year: AD 959
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:120:s0009
Label: Chief deployer of Xiong / 都部署 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:119:s0058
Description: transferred from Bozhou defense commissioner to acting Xingzhou commissioner / 由亳州防禦使授邢州留後 · Western Year: AD 955
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:115:s0106

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led-horse-guard-past-city
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:105:s0018

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 105Volume 105 Book of Later Jin 7: Biographies 2: Imperial Family · 1 passage

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數日，陳思讓率馬軍經過城西，但令供頓，不敢出城。 A few days later Chen Siran marched the horse guard past the west wall; Xin supplied their rations but dared not leave the city.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 115Volume 115 Book of Later Zhou 17: Shizong Annals 2 · 1 passage

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丙辰，以亳州防禦使陳思讓為邢州留後。 On bingchen Bozhou defense commissioner Chen Sirang was appointed acting Xingzhou commissioner.

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 119Volume 119 Book of Later Zhou 21: Shizong Annals 6 · 1 passage

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〈（《宋史·陳思讓傳》：得瓦橋關為雄州，命思讓為都部署，率兵戍守。）〉 (History of Song, Biography of Chen Sirang: Waqiao Pass was made Xiong Prefecture; Sirang was appointed chief deployer to garrison it with troops.)〉

Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 120Volume 120 Book of Later Zhou 22: Emperor Gong Annals · 1 passage

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以滑州留後、檢校太保陳思讓為滄州節度使； Chen Sirang, acting Huazhou administrator, became Cangzhou commissioner;

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 50Volume 50 Miscellaneous Biographies 30: Wang Jun, Wang Yin, Liu Ci, Wang Huan, Zhe Congruan · 1 passage

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別遣陳思讓、康延沼自烏嶺出絳州與峻會。 He sent Chen Sirang and Kang Yanzhao from Wuling toward Jiang to meet Jun.