Overview
The translated histories identify Ma Fang as an aristocrat, general, and royal family member. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Ma Fang | 马防 | Ma Fang |
| Given name | Fang | 防 | Fang |
| Surname | Ma | 马 | Ma |
| Personal name | Ma Fang | 马防 | Ma Fang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0137, houhanshu:125:s0084
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 建初三年 · Western Year: AD 78Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0137
- Source Date: Text: 章帝即位，西羌反 · Western Year: AD 75Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:125:s0084
- Source Date: Text: 马氏败 / later Fu Yi service · Western Year: AD 83Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0192, houhanshu:089:s0193
Family
- Kin of Emperor Zhang (孝章皇帝)Kinship Term: maternal uncle / 舅 · Subject Role: maternal-uncle · Object Role: sister's-son · Line: maternal
- Sibling of Mother of Emperor ZhangKinship Term: sibling / 兄/弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Line: maternal
Career and standing
- Label: acting Chariots and Cavalry General / 行车骑将军 · Action: appointedExplicit · houhanshu:125:s0084
- Label: General of Chariots and Cavalry / 车骑将军 · Action: heldExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0137, houhanshu:089:s0192
- Status: dismissed · Action: sufferedExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0193
Places and affiliations
- Organization: Ma clan / 马氏 · Relation: member-ofExplicit · houhanshu:089:s0193
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: campaigned-against-western-qiang-then-office-abolishedExplicit · houhanshu:125:s0084
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: campaigned-against-western-Qiang · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 建初三年 · Western Year: AD 78Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0137
- Relation: patron-of · Person Id: Fu Yi (傅毅)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0192
- Relation: treated-as-teacher-friend · Person Id: Fu Yi (傅毅)Explicit · houhanshu:089:s0192
References in the histories
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