Qin and Han · Official

Father of Dong Xian 父

Attested BC 7 - BC 1

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Father of Dong Xian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 7 to BC 1 Emperor Ai era, 父子並為公卿
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 105, passage 273

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Dong Xian (董賢)
son 子
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 273

Career and standing

minister among the highest officers 公卿
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 273

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 273

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 105Volume 93: Flatterers · 1 passage

觀籍、閎、鄧、韓之徒非一，而董賢之寵尤盛，父子並為公卿，可謂貴重人臣無二矣。 From Ji Ru and Hong Ru through Deng Tong and Han Yan, none matched Dong Xian: father and son both sat among the highest ministers, a peak of favor without parallel.