Five Dynasties · Ruler

Ma Xifan 馬希範

Attested AD 947 - AD 956

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ma Xifan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 947 to AD 956 天福末至顯德楚亂
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passages 98, 135

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Mother of Ma Xiguang and Ma Xifan (希範同母)
mother 母
Strongly inferred · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 98
Sibling of Ma Xiguang (馬希廣)
younger brother by the same mother 同母弟 · Maternal half siblings
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 66, passage 98

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 66Volume 66: Hereditary House of Chu · 5 passages

希廣字德丕，希範同母弟也。 Ma Xiguang, styled Depi, was Xifan's younger brother by the same mother.

希範平生惡拓拔常諫諍，常入謁，希範呼閽者指常曰：「吾不欲見此人，勿復內也。」 Xifan had always disliked Tuoba Chang's blunt counsel. When Chang came to court, Xifan told the gatekeeper, pointing at him, "I do not want to see this man again. Keep him out."

希範卒，常數勸希廣以位奉其兄希萼，希廣不從。 After Xifan's death, Chang repeatedly urged Xiguang to yield the throne to his elder brother Ma Xie, but Xiguang refused.

希萼為朗州節度使，希範之卒，希萼自朗州來奔喪。 Ma Xie held Langzhou as military commissioner. When Xifan died, Xie came from Langzhou to mourn.

言，初事刺史彭玕，從玕奔楚，言事希範為長州刺史。 Yan had first served Prefect Peng Yan and followed him into Chu. Under Xifan he became prefect of Changzhou.