Qin and Han · Guide and Envoy

Ganfu 甘父

Gan Fu

Attested BC 139 - BC 126

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Ganfu as an envoy and servant. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Han

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Ganfu 甘父 Gan Fu
Personal name Ganfu 甘父 Gān Fù
Title Lord Fengshi 奉使君
Alternate name Tangyi Fu 堂邑父 Tángyì Fù

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Envoy
  • Servant

Life and dates

Attested activity

Origins and identity

Career and standing

  • Label: Lord Fengshi / 奉使君 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · hanshu:071:s0022

Learning and skills

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 71Volume 61: Zhang Qian and Li Guangli · 4 passages