Overview
Dan was a king of Yan.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 109
- BC 117 孝武帝之時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Xu (胥)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
- Sibling of Hong (閎)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 145
- Child of Emperor Xiaowu (孝武帝)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 109, 145
Career and standing
- King of Yan 燕王BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · At Yan 燕 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 109, 111, 145
- King of Yan 燕王BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · ConferredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 109, 122
- bulwark and support for the Han 漢藩輔BC 117 六年四月乙巳 · Han border bulwark · Charged asDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 111
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 111
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳At northern lands 北土 · Relation Enfeoffed inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 111
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳At Yan 燕 · Relation Enfeoffed inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 109, 145
Events and relationships
- Invested as king of yanDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 109
- Received black earth altarBC 117 六年四月乙巳 · Ritual · Recipient · Item Altar of the Black Earth 玄社Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 110
Assessments and attributes
- BC 117 六年四月乙巳Item Altar of the Black Earth 玄社 · Relation ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 110
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 109
References in the histories
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