Qin and Han · Hermit

Old man of Hanyin 汉阴老父

Attested AD 158 - AD 167

Passages
7
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Old man of Hanyin as a farmer and hermit. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Old man of Hanyin 汉阴老父
Descriptive kinship Old man of Hanyin 汉阴老父

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Anonymous individuated
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Farmer
  • Hermit

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 158 · End: AD 167
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:094:s0346

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

  • Kind: encounter · Role: agent · Action: kept-plowing-during-imperial-tour · Other Person Id: Emperor Huan (桓帝) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 桓帝延熹中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 158 · End: AD 167

Assessments and attributes

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 94Volume 83: Biographies of Hermits · 7 passages