Qin and Han · Official

Father-in-law of Dong Xian 賢妻父

Attested BC 7 - BC 1

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Father-in-law of Dong Xian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 7 to BC 1 哀帝
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 105, passage 182

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wife of Dong Xian (董賢妻)
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 182

Career and standing

director of works 將作大匠
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 182

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 105Volume 93: Flatterers · 3 passages

又以賢妻父為將作大匠，弟為執金吾。 His father-in-law became director of works; his brother, chief of the capital guard.

詔將作大匠為賢起大第北闕下，重殿洞門，木土之功窮極技巧，柱檻衣以綈錦。 The director of works raised a mansion north of the palace gate—stacked halls, linked gateways, joinery and masonry pushed to the limit, pillars wrapped in brocade.

又令將作為賢起塚塋義陵旁，內為便房，剛柏題湊，外為徼道，周垣數里，門闕罘罳甚盛。 He had a mortuary park built beside Ai's own tomb mound—inner chambers, cypress outer coffin, patrol paths, miles of wall, and ornate gate towers.