Han Jian (韓簡) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Han Jian as a family member and warlord. This record brings together 12 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	Han Jian	韓簡	Han Jian
Surname	Han	韓
Personal name	Jian	簡	Jian
Title	Prince of Changli	昌黎郡王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:181:s0086

Roles

Family Member
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中和元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 881 · Cause: carbuncle on the back
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 中和元年十一月 · Western Year: AD 881
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Source Date: Text: 乾符初 · Western Interval: Start: AD 874 · End: AD 875
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0087

Family

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Child of Han Yunzhong (韓允忠)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child

Career and standing

Label: Military governor of Weibo / 魏博節度使 · Action: appointed
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0088
Label: Deputy military governor / 節度副使 · Action: held
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0086
Title: Prince of Changli / 昌黎郡王 · Action: enfeoffed
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Places and affiliations

Label: Tang / 唐 · Relation: served
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Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: attacker · Action: attacked · Other Person Id: Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽) · Place: Heyang / 河陽
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0092
Kind: military · Role: besieger · Action: besieged · Other Person Id: Cui Junyu (崔君裕)
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0096
Kind: military · Role: victor · Action: defeated · Other Person Id: Cao Quanzhen (曹全晸)
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0094
Kind: military · Role: defeated · Action: routed-by · Other Person Id: Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽)
Explicit · jiutangshu:181:s0098

References in the histories

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 181Volume 177 Biographies 127: Cui Shenyou, Cui Gong, Lu Jun, Pei Xiu, Yang Shou, Wei Baoheng, Lu Yan, Xiao Houzi, Liu Zhan, Liu Zhuan, Cao Que, Bi Xian, Du Shenquan, Liu Ye, Dou Luzhan · 12 passages

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允忠子簡子簡，自允忠初授戎帥，便爲節度副使。 Yunzhong's son Jian had served as deputy military governor from the moment his father first took command.

允忠卒，即起復爲節度觀察留後。 When Yunzhong died, Jian was recalled from mourning at once to serve as acting military governor and observation commissioner.

其後累加至侍中，封昌黎郡王。 He was later promoted to Palace Attendant and enfeoffed as Prince of Changli.

時僖宗在蜀，寇盜蜂起，簡據有六州，甲兵強盛，竊懷僭亂之志，且欲啟其封疆，乃舉兵攻河陽，爽棄城而走。 The emperor was then in Shu while rebels swarmed the land. Jian held six prefectures and a powerful army; nursing secret ambitions of rebellion and eager to enlarge his domain, he marched on Heyang, and Shuang abandoned the city and fled.

簡遂留兵保守，因北掠邢、洺而歸，遂移軍攻鄆。 Jian left troops to hold Heyang, raided north through Xing and Ming, then turned his army against Yan.

鄆帥曹全晸出戰，爲簡所敗，死之。 Cao Quanzhen, governor of Yan, marched out to meet him, was defeated, and was killed.

簡進攻其城，半年不下，河陽復爲諸葛爽所襲。 Jian besieged the city for half a year without success, while Heyang was seized again by Zhuge Shuang.

簡因欲先討君裕，次及河陽，乃舉兵至鄆，君裕請降。 Jian resolved to deal with Junyu first and Heyang afterward; he marched on Yan, and Junyu offered to surrender.

簡單騎奔回，憂憤。 Jian fled back alone on horseback, sick with grief and rage.

韓簡之領節旄也，以彥禎爲馬歩軍都虞候，轉博州刺史。 When Han Jian took command, he made Yanzhen chief commandant of the horse and foot armies and later made him prefect of Bo.

簡再討河陽之敗也。 This was during Han Jian's second, failed campaign against Heyang.

弘信少從戎役，歷事節度使韓簡、樂彥禎。 Hongxin entered military service young and served in turn under Han Jian and Le Yanzhen.