Overview
The translated histories identify Luan Bu as an aristocrat, diplomat, envoy, and general. This record brings together 37 passages from 6 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Luan Bu | 欒布 | Luan Bu |
| Given | Bu | 布 | Bù |
| Title | Duke Luan | 欒公 | |
| Title | General | 將軍 | Jiangjun |
| Title | Lord Luan | 欒公 | Luán Gōng |
| Surname | Luan | 欒 | Luán |
| Personal name | Luan Bu | 欒布 | Luan Bu |
| Personal | Luan Bu | 欒布 | Luán Bù |
| Noble title | Marquis of Ju | 鄃侯 | |
| Title | Marquis of Yu | 俞侯 | Yú Hóu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Diplomat
- Envoy
- General
- Laborer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: died · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 布薨 · Western Interval: Start: BC 154 · End: BC 141Explicit · hanshu:046:s0092
- Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景帝中五年薨 · Western Year: BC 145Explicit · shiji:100:s0103
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · hanshu:046:s0090, shiji:100:s0101
- Source Date: Text: 始梁王彭越為家人時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 210 · End: BC 202Explicit event contextual date · shiji:100:s0074
- Source Date: Text: 孝文時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit · hanshu:046:s0085, shiji:100:s0097
- Source Date: Text: 彭越…漢擊燕…夷三族 · Western Interval: Start: BC 202 · End: BC 196
- Source Date: Text: 景帝中五年 · Western Year: BC 145Explicit · shiji:100:s0103
- Source Date: Text: 欒布 · Western Year: BC 196Explicit · chenshu:032:s0132
- Source Date: Text: 欒布自破齊還 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit event contextual date · shiji:050:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 漢召彭越 · Western Year: BC 196Explicit event contextual date · shiji:100:s0081, shiji:100:s0083
Family
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- Parent of Ben (賁)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Parent of Luan Ben (賁)Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Career and standing
- Label: tavern guard / 酒人保Explicit · shiji:100:s0075
- Label: Chancellor of Yan / 燕相 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:100:s0101
- Label: chancellor of Yan / 燕相 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝文時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit · hanshu:046:s0085
- Label: Chancellor of Yan / 燕相 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝文時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit · shiji:100:s0097
- Label: general / 將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝文時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit · shiji:100:s0097
- Label: District Commandant / 都尉 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 拜為都尉 · Western Year: BC 196Explicit · shiji:100:s0096
- Label: District Commandant / 都尉 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 燕將臧荼舉 · Western Interval: Start: BC 206 · End: BC 202Explicit · shiji:100:s0077
- Label: commandant / 都尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0065, hanshu:046:s0084
- Label: general / 將 · Action: appointedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0066, shiji:100:s0078
- Label: general / 將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0085
- Label: grandee of Liang / 梁大夫 · Action: appointedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0068
- Label: Minister of Liang / 梁大夫 · Action: appointedExplicit · shiji:100:s0080
- Label: chancellor of Yan / 燕相 · Action: reappointedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0090
- Title: Marquis of Ju / 鄃侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · hanshu:046:s0090
- Title: Marquis of Yu / 俞侯 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:100:s0101
- Label: Luan Gong shrines / 欒公社 · Action: receivedExplicit · shiji:100:s0102
- Status: enslavement · Action: entered · Place: Yan / 燕Explicit · hanshu:046:s0064, shiji:100:s0076
- Status: captivity · Action: enteredExplicit · hanshu:046:s0067, shiji:100:s0079
- Explicit · shiji:100:s0096
- Label: arrest / 捕 · Action: sufferedExplicit · shiji:100:s0084
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:046:s0084
- Place: Liang / 梁Explicit · hanshu:046:s0062, shiji:100:s0073
- Place: Qi / 齊 · Relation: worked-inExplicit · shiji:100:s0075
Works and attributed material
- Kind: saying · Role: speakerExplicit · hanshu:046:s0086, hanshu:046:s0087
- Kind: speech · Role: speakerExplicit · shiji:100:s0098, shiji:100:s0099
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: defeated · Place: Qi / 齊 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 欒布自破齊還 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:050:s0044
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: flooded-city · Place: Zhao capital / 趙城 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 并兵引水灌趙城 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:050:s0044
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: mission-to-Qi · Place: Qi / 齊Explicit · shiji:100:s0081
- Explicit · shiji:100:s0083
- Explicit · hanshu:046:s0070
- Relation: companion-of · Person Id: Peng Yue (彭)Explicit · hanshu:046:s0063, shiji:100:s0074
- Relation: avenger-for · Person Id: Household master of Luan BuExplicit · shiji:100:s0077
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: knew where he stood; matched ancient martyrs · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · hanshu:046:s0146
- Assessment: understood his situation and did not cling to life · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:100:s0110, shiji:100:s0111
- Item: Luan Duke's altars / 欒公社 · Relation: honored-with · Place: between Yan and Qi / 燕齊之間Explicit · hanshu:046:s0091
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · shiji:050:s0044
References in the histories
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