Overview
The translated histories identify Dan Yang as an administrator, astrologer, diviner, and mathematician. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodQin and Han
Found inBook of Later Han
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Dan Yang | 单飏 | Shan Yang |
| Personal name | Dan Yang | 单飏 | Shan Yang |
| Courtesy name | Wuxuan | 武宣 | Wuxuan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0072
Roles
- Administrator
- Astrologer
- Diviner
- Mathematician
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Circumstance: died in office as secretary · Source Text: 卒于官Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0076
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 熹平末 · Reign Name: 熹平 · Western Year: AD 178Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0077, houhanshu:093:s0078
Career and standing
- Label: Grand Administrator of Hanzhong / 汉中太守 · Action: appointed · Jurisdiction: Hanzhong commandery / 汉中Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0075
- Label: Master of Writing / secretary / 尚书 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0076
- Label: Grand Administrator of Hanzhong / 汉中太守 · Action: dismissed · Cause: an affair of public business (公事)Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0075
- Label: Grand Astrologer / 太史令 · Action: promotedExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0074
- Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: promotedExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0074
- 以孤特清苦自立Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0073
Places and affiliations
- Place: Hulu, Shanyang commandery / 山阳湖陆 · Relation: native-ofExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0072
Learning and skills
- Credential: Filial and Incorrupt / 孝廉 · Action: nominatedExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0074
- Skill: celestial patterns and computation / 天官、算术 · Level: expertExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0073
Works and attributed material
- Kind: prophecy · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Qiao Xuan (桥玄) · Status: quoted · Summary: a kingly man would arise in that domain, and within fifty years the dragon would appear again as proof · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 熹平末 · Reign Name: 熹平 · Western Year: AD 178Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0078, houhanshu:093:s0079
Events and relationships
- Kind: omen-interpretation · Role: expert consulted · Other Person Id: Qiao Xuan (桥玄) · Action: questioned by Qiao Xuan about the yellow dragon that appeared at Qiao · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 熹平末 · Reign Name: 熹平 · Western Year: AD 178Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0077
Source notes
- Kind: prophecy-fulfilment · Statement: the yellow dragon reappeared at Qiao in the spring of Jian'an 25 and Wei received the Han abdication that winter, verifying his prophecy · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建安二十五年春 · Regnal Year: 25 · Reign Name: 建安 · Season: spring · Western Year: AD 220Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0081
References in the histories
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