Ancient China · Zhou Grand Historian

Tan

Dan

Attested BC 384 - BC 362

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Tan as a historian and official. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Tan Dan
Title Zhou Grand Historian 周太史

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Historian
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 周太史儋見秦獻公 · Western Interval: Start: BC 384 · End: BC 362
    Explicit · shiji:063:s0021

Career and standing

  • Label: Zhou Grand Historian / 周太史 · Action: held
    Explicit · shiji:063:s0021

Works and attributed material

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 63Biographies of Laozi and Han Fei · 2 passages