Song, Liao, and Jin · Jurchen Military Leader

Nianhan 粘罕

Niánhǎn

Attested AD 1112 - AD 1115

Passages
3
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Nianhan as a diplomat, military officer, named individual, and tribal leader. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Nianhan 粘罕 Niánhǎn
Personal name Nianhan 粘罕
Personal name Nianhan 粘罕 Niánhǎn

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Diplomat
  • Military Officer
  • Named Individual
  • Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

  • Sibling of Hushe (胡舍)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Parentage: biological · Shared Parentage: uncertain · Intermediary Person Ids: Aguda (阿骨打)
  • Sibling of Aguda (阿骨打)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Parentage: biological · Subject Relative Age: elder · Shared Parentage: uncertain
  • Sibling of Aguda (阿骨打)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger

Origins and identity

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: co-conspirator · Action: plotted with Aguda · Other Person Id: Aguda (阿骨打) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秋七月 · Western Year: AD 1114
    Explicit · liaoshi:027:s0223

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: letter outwardly humble but seeking battle · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · liaoshi:028:s0030

Source notes

References in the histories

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History of Liao, Chapter 27Volume 27 Annals 27: Emperor Tianzuo 1 · 2 passages
History of Liao, Chapter 28Volume 28 Annals 28: Emperor Tianzuo 2 · 1 passage