Huangfu Fan (皇甫璠)

Overview

Huangfu Fan was an official and Administrator.

Other names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Courtesy name	Jingyu	景瑜	Jingyu
Posthumous name	Gong	恭	Gong

Life and dates

Death

AD 577 建德六年
In office
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 115

Attested activity

AD 574 三年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 112-114
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 105-110
AD 556 六官建
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 100
AD 577 六年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 115-117
AD 538 大統四年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 97-99
AD 535 to AD 556 太祖為牧
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 95-96

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AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passages 101-104
AD 572 建德元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 111
AD 528 to AD 530 永安中
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 94

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Huangfu He (皇甫和)
father 父 · paternal line
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 91
Parent of Huangfu Liang (皇甫諒)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 118

Origins and identity

For generations a prominent clan of West Province; later moved to Jingzhao.
Clan Huangfu 皇甫
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 90

Career and standing

equal in protocol to the three dukes 儀同三司
Added
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 103
general of chariots and cavalry 車騎大將軍
Added
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 103
vice director of scattered cavalry 散騎侍郎
Added
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 98
lower grand master of accounting 計部下大夫
AD 556 六官建 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 100
chief clerk 主簿
AD 535 to AD 556 太祖為牧 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 95
inspector of Sui Province 隨州刺史
AD 574 建德三年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 112

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middle grand master of the Ministry of Peoples 民部中大夫
AD 572 建德元年 · Appointed
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 111
marshal of the Longyou headquarters 隴右總管府司馬
Appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 106
junior remonstrating counselor 小納言
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中 · Entered court
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 105
commissioner of waterways 都水使者
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 99
eastern pavilion libationer 東閤祭酒
Held
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 98
concurrent vice director of the grand master of ceremonial 兼太常少卿
Promoted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 99
grand general of agile cavalry 驃騎大將軍
Promoted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 107
opening-office equal in protocol to the three dukes 開府儀同三司
Promoted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 107
mobile adjutant of the chancellor's office 丞相府行參軍
AD 538 大統四年 · Recruited
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 97
area commander of the province 州都督
AD 528 to AD 530 永安中 · Recruited
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 94
eastern-route grand envoy 東道大使
Selected
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 102
chief clerk of the Longyou headquarters 隴右總管府長史
Sent out again
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 108
chief clerk of the Yubi area headquarters 玉壁總管府長史
Sent out
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 104
bureau director in barbarian affairs, war, parks and forests, people, and personnel 蕃部、兵部、虞部、民部、吏部等諸曹郎中
Served
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 99
middle grand master of the Barbarian Affairs Bureau 蕃部中大夫
Summoned and appointed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 107
inspector of Hong Province 鴻州刺史
AD 561 to AD 565 保定中 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 105
lower grand master who guards the temple 守廟下大夫
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼 · Transferred
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 101
chief clerk of the Shaan headquarters 陝州總管府長史
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 106
fields bureau adjutant 田曹參軍
Transferred
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 98
Viscount of Changle county 長樂縣子
Households 500 · Granted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 103
Increased including previous
AD 574 其年 · Households 2000
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 114
governor of Jiao and Wei provinces 交渭二州刺史
Posthumously granted
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 116
Viscount of Changle 長樂縣子
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 103

Places and affiliations

AD 538 大統四年
Polity Western Wei 西魏 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 97
AD 557 孝閔帝踐阼
Polity Northern Zhou 北周 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 101
AD 528 to AD 530 永安中
Polity Northern Wei 北魏 · Relation Served
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 94
At Sanshui in Anding 安定三水
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 89
AD 574 三年
At Sui Province 隨州 · Relation Posted to
Dated from the passage context · Book of Zhou 39, passage 112
At Jingzhao 京兆 · Relation Moved to
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 90

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At West Province 西州 · Relation Ancestral home
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 90
At Yubi 玉壁 · Relation Posted to
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 104

Events and relationships

Repeatedly praised and rewarded
Commendation · Recipient · With Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 96
Toured provinces to comfort and inspect defenses
Inspection · Envoy
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 102
Relation Subordinate of · Person Yuwen Tai (太祖)
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 95

Assessments and attributes

Assessment called a good man by contemporaries · Mode named-source-report
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 110
Assessment dutiful, careful, with talent and judgment from youth · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 93
Assessment governed with simplicity and kindness; the people were at peace · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 113
Assessment mild, law-abiding, content, upright, and clean-handed · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 109

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 39, passage 89

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 39Volume 39 Biographies 31: Wei Zhen; Liang Xin; Huang Fufan; Xin Qingzhi; Wang Zizhi; Du Gao · 7 passages

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皇甫璠 Huangfu Fan

皇甫璠字景瑜，安定三水人也。 Huangfu Fan, courtesy name Jingyu, came from Sanshui in Anding.

璠少忠謹，有幹略。 From youth Fan was dutiful and careful, with real talent and judgment.

太祖為牧，補主薄。 When Grand Progenitor Yuwen Tai became governor, Fan was appointed chief clerk.

孝閔帝踐阼，轉守廟下大夫。 When Emperor Xiaomin acceded, Fan was made lower grand master who guards the temple.

璠性平和，小心奉法，安分守志，恒以清白自處。 By nature Fan was mild and even, careful to obey the law, content with his place and firm in purpose, and always kept himself upright and clean-handed.

諡曰恭。 He was given the posthumous name Gong.