Qin and Han · Man of Suiyang

Lei Qianfan 類犴反

Attested BC 128 - BC 123

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lei Qianfan was a Man of Suiyang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 128 to BC 123 元朔中
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 113

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Father of Lei Qianfan (類犴反之父)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 113

Places and affiliations

At Suiyang 睢陽
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passage 113

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 58House of Prince Xiao of Liang · 3 passages

元朔中，睢陽人類犴反者，人有辱其父，而與淮陽太守客出同車。 During the Yuanshuo era, a man from Suiyang named Lei Qianfan nursed a grudge against someone who had insulted his father. This enemy happened to ride out in the same carriage as a guest of the Governor of Huaiyang.

太守客出下車，類犴反殺其仇於車上而去。 When the governor's guest stepped down from the carriage, Lei Qianfan stabbed his enemy to death on the spot and fled.

反知國陰事，乃上變事，具告知王與大母爭樽狀。 The fugitive, who knew the kingdom's hidden scandals, reported these irregularities to the authorities, giving a full account of how the king and his grandmother had quarreled over the ceremonial vessel.