Qin and Han · Eunuch

Hou Lan 侯覽

Attested AD 162

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hou Lan was an eunuch.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 162 延熹五年
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 43, passages 142, 146

Places and affiliations

At Shanyang 山陽 · Relation Native to
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 142

Events and relationships

Relation Patron of · Person Du Shang (度尚)
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 43, passage 142

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 43Volume 38: Biographies of Zhang, Fa, Teng, Feng, Du, Yang · 1 passage

積困窮，乃為宦者同郡侯覽視田，得為郡上計吏，拜郎中，除上虞長。 Hard up, he took work surveying fields for the eunuch Hou Lan of his commandery, parlayed that into a post as tribute clerk, received appointment as a gentleman of the palace, and became magistrate of Shangyu.