Shi Gan (石敢) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Shi Gan as a soldier. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Shi Gan	石敢	Shí Gǎn
Personal	Gan	敢	Gǎn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Soldier

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed in fight · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 衞州傳舍 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0007

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 侍高祖以虞變；格鬬而死 · Western Year: AD 934
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:010:s0006, xinwudaishi:010:s0007

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: bodyguard · Action: fought and died protecting Jin Gaozu
Explicit · xinwudaishi:010:s0007

References in the histories

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New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 2 passages

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潞王從珂反，愍帝出奔，高祖自鎮州朝京師，遇愍帝于衞州，止傳舍，知遠遣勇士石敢袖鐵槌侍高祖以虞變。 When Prince Congke of Lu rebelled and Mindi fled, Gaozu came from Zhenzhou toward the capital and met Mindi at Weizhou, where they stopped at the courier lodge. Zhiyuan sent the warrior Shi Gan to wait on Gaozu with an iron mallet hidden in his sleeve in case matters turned dangerous.

高祖與愍帝議事未決，左右欲兵之，知遠擁高祖入室，敢與左右格鬬而死，知遠即率兵盡殺愍帝左右，留帝傳舍而去。 When Gaozu and Mindi could not settle matters, the emperor’s attendants moved to seize Gaozu. Zhiyuan bundled Gaozu into an inner room. Shi Gan fought the attendants and died, and Zhiyuan then led troops in, killed all of Mindi’s attendants, left the emperor at the lodge, and went away.