Qin and Han · Official and Judge

Jian Xuan 減宣

Attested BC 120 - BC 115

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jian Xuan was an official and Judge.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 120 to BC 115 而御史大夫張湯方貴用事
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 27, passage 180

Career and standing

Palace Assistant Censor 中丞
Served as
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 180

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 180

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

而御史大夫張湯方貴用事，減宣、杜周等為中丞，義縱、尹齊、王溫舒等用急刻為九卿，直指夏蘭之屬始出。 At this time the Censor-in-Chief Zhang Tang was powerful and in charge of affairs. Jian Xuan and Du Zhou served as Palace Assistant Censors; Yi Zong, Yin Qi, Wang Wenshu, and others, who used harsh severity, became Nine Ministers; and direct investigators such as Xia Lan first appeared.