Qin and Han · Marquis and Director of the Imperial Clan

Marquis of De 德侯

De Hou

Attested BC 154

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Marquis of De was a Marquis and Director of the Imperial Clan.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 154 孝景三年七國之亂
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 44, passages 251, 253

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Younger brother of Liu Bi
younger brother's son 弟子
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 251

Career and standing

Director of the Imperial Clan 宗正
Appointed · Authority Emperor Jing of Han (漢景帝)
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 251
Director of the Imperial Clan 宗正
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 251
Marquis of De 德侯
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passage 251

Events and relationships

Entered Liu Bi’s camp first and instructed him to receive the imperial edict
Diplomatic · Envoy · With Liu Bi (劉濞)
Directly stated · Book of Han 44, passages 251, 253

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 44Volume 35: Princes of Jing, Yan and Wu · 2 passages

以盎為泰常，奉宗廟，使吳王，吳王弟子德侯為宗正，輔親戚。 Yuan Ang was appointed Grand Master of Ceremonies, in charge of the ancestral temples, and sent as envoy to the King of Wu. The king's nephew, the Marquis of De, was made Director of the Imperial Clan to support the imperial relatives.

宗正以親故，先入見，諭吳王拜受詔。 Because the Director of the Imperial Clan was a royal relative, he entered first to see the king and instructed him to bow and receive the edict.