Shi Fen (石奮) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Shi Fen as an aristocrat, courtier, official, and statesman. This record brings together 50 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shi Fen	石奮	Shi Fen
Given name	Fen	奮	Fèn
Title	Lord of Wan	萬石君	Wànshí Jūn
Title	Lord Shi	石君	Shí Jūn
Title	Marquis of Wanshi	萬石君	Wànshí Jūn
Surname	Shi	石	Shí
Personal name	Shi Fen	石奮	Shí Fèn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0003, shiji:103:s0001

Roles

Aristocrat
Courtier
Official
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元朔五年中 · Western Year: BC 124
Explicit · shiji:103:s0045
Manner: died / 卒
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0047

Age

Age: 15 · Reckoning: sui · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高祖東擊項籍 · Western Year: BC 205
Explicit · shiji:103:s0003
Age: 15 · Reckoning: sui
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0005

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元朔五年 · Western Year: BC 124
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0047
Source Date: Text: 元朔五年中 · Western Year: BC 124
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0045
Source Date: Text: 孝景即位 · Western Year: BC 157
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0015
Source Date: Text: 文帝時 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0011
Source Date: Text: 高祖東擊項籍 · Western Year: BC 205
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:055:s0005, shiji:103:s0003

Family

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Sibling of Elder Sister of Shi Fen (石奮之姊)
Kinship Term: elder sister / 姊 · Subject Role: elder-sister · Object Role: younger-brother · Subject Relative Age: elder
Parent of Shi Jian (石建)
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 1
Child of Father of Shi Fen (石奮之父)
Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Parent of Shi Qing (石慶)
Kinship Term: fourth son / 次子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 4
Kinship Term: youngest son / 少子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 4
Child of Mother of Shi Fen (石奮之母)
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Parent of Shi Jia (石甲)
Kinship Term: next son / 次 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 2
Kinship Term: second son / 次子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 2
Parent of Shi Yi (石乙)
Kinship Term: next son / 次 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 3
Kinship Term: third son / 次子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Object Birth Order: 3

Kinship Role: sons · Count: 4
Explicit · shiji:103:s0017, shiji:103:s0018
Kinship Role: grandsons · Quantity: unspecified
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0026, hanshu:055:s0087

Career and standing

Label: petty clerk / 小吏
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0005
Label: Grand Counselor of the Palace / 太中大夫 · Action: appointed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0015
Label: Grand Tutor to the Crown Prince / 太子太傅 · Action: appointed
Explicit · shiji:103:s0014
Label: Grand Tutor to the Heir Apparent / 太子太傅 · Action: appointed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0018
Label: one of the Nine Ministers / 九卿 · Action: appointed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0019, shiji:103:s0015
Label: palace attendant (zhongjuan) / 中涓 · Action: appointed
Explicit · shiji:103:s0010
Label: palace usher (zhongjuan) / 中涓 · Action: appointed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0013
Label: minor functionary / 小吏 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:103:s0003
Label: Grand Palace Counselor / 大中大夫 · Action: reached
Explicit · shiji:103:s0011
Label: chancellor of a feudal kingdom / 諸侯相 · Action: transferred
Explicit · shiji:103:s0016
Label: chancellor to the feudal lords / 諸侯相 · Action: transferred
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0020
Title: Marquis of Wanshi / 萬石君 · Action: bestowed
Explicit · shiji:103:s0019
Status: retirement · Action: entered · Label: retired on Senior Grand Counselor salary / 以上大夫祿歸老于家
Explicit · shiji:103:s0020
Status: retired · Action: entered · Label: senior grandee stipend / 上大夫祿
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0024

Places and affiliations

Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0003
Polity: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:103:s0003
Place: Zhao (by father’s origin) / 趙
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0003
Place: Ling quarter / 陵裏 · Relation: moved-to
Explicit · shiji:103:s0038
Place: Mausoleum ward / 陵里 · Relation: residence
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0040
Place: Qili, Chang’an / 長安中戚里 · Relation: residence
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0014
Place: Wen / 溫 · Relation: relocated-to
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0004
Place: Zhongqi quarter, Chang'an / 長安中戚裏 · Relation: residence
Explicit · shiji:103:s0010

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Addressee Person Id: Emperor Gaozu (高祖)
Explicit · shiji:103:s0005, shiji:103:s0006, shiji:103:s0007, shiji:103:s0009
Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Addressee Person Id: Shi Qing (石慶)
Explicit · shiji:103:s0042

Events and relationships

Kind: court · Role: attendant · Action: attended · Other Person Id: Emperor Gaozu (高祖) · Place: Henei / 河內
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0005
Kind: audience · Role: attendant · Action: served · Other Person Id: Emperor Gaozu (高祖) · Place: Henei / 河內
Explicit · shiji:103:s0003
Relation: successor-as-tutor-to · Person Id: Zhang Xiangru (張相如)
Explicit · shiji:103:s0013, shiji:103:s0014

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: exemplifies slow speech and quick action · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0158
Assessment: respectful-caution-without-equal · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · shiji:103:s0012
Kind: learning · Statement: no literary learning
Explicit · shiji:103:s0012