Tian Dan (田儋) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Tian Dan as a clan leader, named individual, rebel, and ruler. This record brings together 31 passages from 6 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Tian Dan	田儋	Tián Dān
Given	Dan	儋	Dan
Title	King of Qi	齊王	Qí Wáng
Title	King of Qi	齊王	Qi Wang
Title	King of Qi	齊王
Surname	Tian	田	Tian
Personal	Tian Dan	田儋	Tian Dan
Personal name	Tian Dan	田儋
Personal name	Tian Dan	田儋	Tian Dan
Given		儋	Dan
Surname		田	Tian

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:048:s0091, shiji:094:s0001
Value: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:042:s0029

Roles

Clan Leader
Named Individual
Rebel
Ruler
Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Cause: killed after defeat by Zhang Han · Place: Linji
Explicit · hanshu:001:s0123
Manner: killed in battle · Place: Linji / 臨濟 · Killer Person Id: Zhang Han (章邯) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 殺田儋於臨濟下 · Western Year: BC 208
Explicit · shiji:094:s0010
Text: killed by Zhang Han below Linji / 殺儋於臨濟下
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0038

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 二世元年 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0091
Source Date: Text: 殺田儋於臨濟下 · Western Year: BC 208
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:094:s0010
Source Date: Text: 秦末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 209 · End: AD 208
Explicit · liangshu:031:s0084
Source Date: Text: 陳涉之初起 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:094:s0003, shiji:094:s0001

Family

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Kin of Tian Rong (田榮)
Kinship Term: cousin / 從弟 · Line: paternal
Parent of Tian Shi (田市)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Sibling of Tian Rong (田榮)
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger

Origins and identity

Lineage: Tian clan of the former Qi kings / 故齊王田氏
Explicit · shiji:094:s0001
Text: Tian royal clan of old Qi / 故齊王田氏之族
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0029

Career and standing

Text: King of Qi / 齊王
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0034
Title: King of Qi / 齊王 · Action: assumed
Explicit · shiji:094:s0006
Title: King of Qi / 齊王 · Action: self-declared
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0091
Title: King of Qi · Polity: Qi · Self Proclaimed: true
Explicit · hanshu:001:s0088

Places and affiliations

Label: Qi / 齊 · Relation: ruled
Explicit · shiji:094:s0006
Place: Di / 狄
Explicit · shiji:048:s0091, shiji:094:s0001
Text: Di / 狄
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0029

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Explicit · shiji:094:s0005
Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Topic: challenging Chu’s installation of a king
Explicit · shiji:048:s0125

Events and relationships

Kind: revolt · Role: leader · Action: killed the magistrate of Di, became King of Qi, and defeated Zhou Shi · Other Person Id: Zhou Shi (周市) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二世元年 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0091
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: killed-Di-magistrate-and-seized-Qi
Explicit · shiji:094:s0005, shiji:094:s0006, shiji:094:s0007
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: marched-to-relieve-Wei · Other Person Id: King Jiu of Wei (魏王咎)
Explicit · shiji:094:s0009
Type: cousin · Person Id: Tian Rong (田榮)
Explicit · hanshu:042:s0030

Source notes

Field: kinship-to-tian-rong · Statement: s0002 calls Tian Rong 從弟 (cousin); s0011 calls him 弟 (younger brother)
Explicit · shiji:094:s0002, shiji:094:s0011