Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · General and Official

Lan Qin 蘭欽

Died AD 527

Passages
13
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Lan Qin as a general and official. This record brings together 13 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Lan Qin 蘭欽 Lan Qin
Personal name Lan Qin 蘭欽 Lan Qin
Courtesy Xiuming 休明 Xiuming

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Uncertain

Roles

  • General
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

Age

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0178
  • Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:032:s0153, liangshu:032:s0170
  • Source Date: Text: 遇盜前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 547 · End: AD 549
    Explicit event contextual date · beiqishu:003:s0142

Family

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  • Child of Lan Ziyun (蘭子雲)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
  • Parent of Lan Xiali (蘭夏禮)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Parent of Lan Jing (蘭京)
    Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: Liang general / 梁將
    Explicit · beiqishu:003:s0142
  • Label: Attendant Cavalier at Large / 散騎常侍 · Action: added · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0165
  • Label: Colonel Who Pacifies the West / 平西校尉 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Label: Commander of Southern Liang, Southern Qin, Northern Qin, and Sha provinces / 督南梁南北秦沙四州諸軍事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Label: Commander of the three commandery armies of Heng province / 都督衡州三郡兵 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0153
  • Label: General of Bright Valor / 光烈將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Label: Inspector of Liang and Southern Qin provinces / 梁南秦二州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Label: Direct Guard of the Eastern Palace / 東宮直閤 · Action: appointed
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0177
  • Label: General of the Central Guard / 中衛將軍 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0171
  • Label: Palace Attendant / 侍中 · Action: posthumously-granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0171
  • Label: General of Humane Prestige / 仁威將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0165
  • Label: General of Sagacious Martiality / 智武將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0160
  • Label: General Who Pacifies the South / 平南將軍 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0167
  • Label: Commander of Heng and Gui provinces / 都督衡桂二州諸軍事 · Action: reassigned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0161
  • Label: General Who Pacifies the South / 安南將軍 · Action: reassigned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0169
  • Label: Inspector of Guang province / 廣州刺史 · Action: reassigned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0169
  • Label: Inspector of Heng province / 衡州刺史 · Action: reassigned · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0161
  • Label: Attendant Cavalier at Large / 散騎常侍 · Action: recalled · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0169
  • Label: General of the Left Guard / 左衛將軍 · Action: recalled · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0169
  • Action: fief-increased · Households: 2000 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0160
  • Action: fief-increased · Households: 500 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
  • Label: acting credentials / 假節 · Action: granted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0153
  • Label: Bearer of Credentials / 持節 · Action: granted
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Label: funeral military band / 鼓吹一部 · Action: posthumously-bestowed
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0171
  • Title: Baron of Anhuai / 安懷縣男 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548 · Households: 500
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0154
  • Title: Marquis / 侯 · Action: promoted · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0158
  • Title: Duke of Qujiang / 曲江縣公 · Action: re-enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548 · Households Added: 500
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0167

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Action: accompanied his father on a northern campaign · Role: combatant · Other Person Id: Lan Ziyun (蘭子雲)
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0177
  • Kind: military · Action: attacked and captured Wei's Xiao city · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0178
  • Kind: military · Action: defeated Jiao Zhong and Liu Shu's army at Nishan · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527 · Opponents: Jiao Zhong (郊仲), Liu Shu (劉屬)
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0179
  • Kind: military · Action: relieved Nanzheng, routed Dong Shao and Zhang Xian, and pursued them into Xie Valley · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548 · Opponents: Dong Shao (董紹), Zhang Xian (張獻)
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0163
  • Kind: military · Action: relieved Yuan Qinghe, defeated Yan Rong, and pacified the Changle hill country · Role: commander · Other Person Id: Yan Rong (嚴容) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0156
  • Kind: military · Action: suppressed rebellious tribes in Guiyang, Yangshan, and Shixing on arrival · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年後、侯景至歷陽前 · Western Interval: Start: AD 527 · End: AD 548
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0153

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: governed Heng province benevolently; officials and people won permission for a stele praising him · Provenance: Mode: historian-narrative
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0168
  • Assessment: possessed true generalship and was compared with Lian Po, Li Mu, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing · Comparison Person Ids: Lian Po (廉頗), Li Mu (李牧), Wei Qing (衛), Huo Qubing (霍去病) · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0173
  • Assessment: resolute from childhood and exceptionally agile · Provenance: Mode: historian-narrative
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0176
  • Item: horses / 馬 · Relation: captured · Quantity: more than 1,000 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大通元年 · Reign: 大通 · Regnal Year: 1 · Western Year: AD 527
    Explicit · liangshu:032:s0180

References in the histories

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Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 3Volume 3 Annals 3: Emperor Wenxiang · 2 passages
Book of Liang, Chapter 32Volume 32: Chen Qingzhi; Lan Qin · 11 passages