Overview
The translated histories identify Han Kang as a hermit. This record brings together 10 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 Kang | 韩康 | Han Kang |
| Courtesy name | Boxiu | 伯休 | Boxiu |
| Surname | Han | 韩 | Han |
| Personal name | Han Kang | 韩康 | Han Kang |
| Title | Han the summoned gentleman | 韩征君 | |
| Given | Kang | 康 | Kang |
| Alternate name | Tianxiu | 恬休 | Tianxiu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0262
Roles
- Hermit
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: natural lifespan · Negated: falseExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0281
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 桓帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 146 · End: AD 168Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:094:s0271, houhanshu:094:s0262
Origins and identity
- Label: old great house / 家世著姓Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0263
Career and standing
- Label: medicine seller / 卖药Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0264
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Eastern Han / 东汉 · Relation: lived-underExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0271
- Place: Baling in Jingzhao / 京兆霸陵Explicit · houhanshu:094:s0262
- Place: Baling mountains / 霸陵山中 · Relation: hid-inExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0269
- Place: Chang'an market / 长安市 · Relation: worked-atExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0264
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0268, houhanshu:094:s0279
Events and relationships
- Kind: summons · Role: invitee · Action: accepted-then-fled · Other Person Id: Emperor Huan (桓帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 桓帝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 146 · End: AD 168
- Kind: incident · Role: victim-then-pardoner · Action: ox-seized-by-station-chief-then-excused
- Kind: summons · Role: invitee · Action: refused-repeatedlyExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0270
Assessments and attributes
- Kind: practice · Statement: never named two prices for more than thirty yearsExplicit · houhanshu:094:s0264
References in the histories
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