Prince of Poyang Fan (鄱陽王範)

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Poyang Fan as a general, official, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Prince of Poyang Fan	鄱陽王範	Poyang wang Fan
Given	Fan	範
Personal name	Fan	範	Fan
Personal name	Fan	範	Fàn
Given name	Fan	範	Fàn
Title	Pacifying North General, the Prince of Poyang Fan	安北將軍鄱陽王範	Anbei jiangjun Poyang wang Fan
Personal	Prince Fan of Poyang	鄱陽王範
Title	Prince of Poyang	鄱陽王
Title	Prince of Poyang Fan	鄱陽王範	Poyang wang Fan

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · liangshu:038:s0051, liangshu:043:s0017, liangshu:044:s0019

Roles

General
Official
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 太清二年侯景反前 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:038:s0051
Source Date: Text: 大寶元年 · Western Year: AD 550
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:044:s0019
Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:043:s0030, liangshu:043:s0016, liangshu:043:s0015
Source Date: Text: 賀琛任官期間 · Western Interval: Start: AD 520 · End: AD 540
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:038:s0088

Family

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Parent of Xiao Si (蕭嗣)
Kinship Term: heir / 世子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father

Career and standing

Office: Governor of He Province / 合州刺史 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太清二年 · Regnal Year: 2 · Western Year: AD 548
Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:038:s0051
Title: Prince of Poyang / 鄱陽王 · Action: held
Explicit · liangshu:038:s0051, liangshu:038:s0088

Places and affiliations

Polity: Liang / 梁 · Relation: belonged-to
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0001

Works and attributed material

Kind: warning memorials · Role: author · Action: repeatedly warned that Hou Jing planned rebellion · Other Person Id: Hou Jing (侯景) · Provenance: Mode: reported-documents · Speaker Person Id: Prince of Poyang Fan (鄱陽王範)
Explicit · liangshu:038:s0051, liangshu:038:s0052

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: abandoned-Hefei
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0019
Relation: ally-of · Person Id: Xiao Daxin (蕭大心)
Explicit · liangshu:044:s0020

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 38Volume 38: Zhu Yi; He Chen · 2 passages

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初，景謀反，合州刺史鄱陽王範、司州刺史羊鴉仁並累有啓聞，异以景孤立寄命，必不應爾，乃謂使者：「鄱陽王遂不許國家有一客！」 Before the revolt, Prince Fan of Poyang and Governor Yang Yarén of Si had sent repeated warnings; Yi, believing Hou Jing isolated and clinging to the court’s protection, would never dare rebel, told their couriers, "The Prince of Poyang will not even let the state keep one guest!"

又征西鄱陽王中錄事，兼尚書左丞，滿歲爲真。 He also served as recorder to the Western Expedition Prince of Poyang and concurrently left assistant director of the Secretariat, confirmed in the latter after a year.

Book of Liang, Chapter 43Volume 43: Wei Can; Jiang Ziyi; Jiang Zisi; Jiang Ziwu; Zhang Sheng; Shen Jun; Liu Jingli · 1 passage

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先是，安北將軍鄱陽王範亦自合肥遣西豫州刺史裴之高與其長子嗣，帥江西之衆赴京師，屯於張公洲，待上流諸軍至。 Earlier Pacifying North General, the Prince of Poyang Fan, had from Hefei sent Western Yuzhou inspector Pei Zhigao with his eldest son Si, leading Jiangxi forces toward the capital, encamped at Zhanggong Isle, waiting for upriver armies.

Book of Liang, Chapter 44Volume 44: Eleven Princes of Taizong; Two Princes of Shizu · 3 passages

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時鄱陽王範率衆棄合肥，屯于柵口，待援兵總集，欲俱進。 The Prince of Poyang Fan had abandoned Hefei and encamped at Zhakou, waiting for relief armies before advancing together.

大心聞之，遣要範西上，以湓城處之，廩饋甚厚，與戮力共除禍難。 Daxin summoned Fan west, lodged him at Pencheng with rich grain supplies, to join strength against the calamity.

範從之，乃遣將侯瑱率精甲五千往救鐵，夜襲破韋約等營。 Fan agreed and sent general Hou Zhen with five thousand picked armor to save Tie; by night they stormed and broke Wei Yue's camp.