Overview
The translated histories identify Fan Zhizhang as a diviner, hermit, scholar, and strategist. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Fan Zhizhang | 樊志张 | Fan Zhizhang |
| Personal name | Fan Zhizhang | 樊志张 | Fan Zhizhang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0063
Roles
- Diviner
- Hermit
- Scholar
- Strategist
Life and dates
Death
- Cause: illness · Circumstance: died before responding to the special summons · Source Text: 会病终Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0071
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 破羌将军段颎出征西羌（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 159 · End: AD 169Derived · houhanshu:093:s0065, houhanshu:093:s0066
Career and standing
- Honor: special imperial summons / 有诏特征 · Action: granted · Outcome: he died of illness before he could answerExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0071
- 隐身不仕Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0064
Places and affiliations
- Place: Nanzheng, Hanzhong commandery / 汉中南郑 · Relation: native-ofExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0063
- Place: Longxi / 陇西 · Relation: travelled-toExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0065
Learning and skills
- Action: studied · Subjects: broad and varied learning / 博学多通Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0064
Works and attributed material
- Kind: military-advice · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Duan Jiong (段颎) · Status: quoted · Summary: told Duan Jiong at night that the southeast corner was clear of Qiang, that he should break out there, halt a hundred li away and then turn back to attack for a complete victory · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 破羌将军段颎出征西羌（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 159 · End: AD 169Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0067
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: adviser · Other Person Id: Duan Jiong (段颎) · Action: detained in Duan Jiong's camp when it was surrounded several deep by the Qiang for three days · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 破羌将军段颎出征西羌（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 159 · End: AD 169Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0065, houhanshu:093:s0066
- Kind: military · Role: strategist · Other Person Id: Duan Jiong (段颎) · Action: his plan was followed · Outcome: Duan Jiong broke the enemy · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 破羌将军段颎出征西羌（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 159 · End: AD 169Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0068
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: possessed the insight of Zi Shen, Jiao and Dong, and deserved to be consulted by the court on prodigies · Provenance: Mode: named-source-report · Source Person Id: Duan Jiong (段颎)Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0069, houhanshu:093:s0070
References in the histories
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