Sui and Tang · Named Individual

Fan Yanchen 樊彥琛

Attested AD 660 - AD 684

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Fan Yanchen was a Named Individual.

Life and dates

Death

died of illness 病篤將卒
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passages 149, 155

Attested activity

AD 660 to AD 684 唐李敬業亂前樊彥琛
Dated from the passage context · Old Book of Tang 203, passages 149, 155

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Lady Wei (魏氏)
wife 妻
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passages 148-149

Kinship Role orphans · Quantity unspecified
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 153

Places and affiliations

Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Lived under
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passage 155

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Quote true · With Lady Wei (魏氏)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 203, passages 152-154

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 203Volume 193 Biographies 143: Exemplary Women · 4 passages

樊彥琛妻魏氏，楚州淮陰人。 Fan Yanchen's wife, Lady Wei, was a native of Huaiyin in Chu Prefecture.

彥琛病篤，將卒，魏泣而言曰：「幸以愚陋，托身明德，奉侍衣裳，二十余載。 When Yanchen's illness grew grave and death approached, Wei wept and said, "Though I am foolish and lowly, I have been fortunate to serve you for more than twenty years.

彥琛答曰：「死生常道，無所多恨。 Yanchen answered, "Life and death follow the natural order; I have little to regret.

彥琛卒後，屬李敬業之亂，乃為賊所獲。 After Yanchen died, during Li Jingye's rebellion she was captured by the rebels.