Dates uncertain · Official

Wang Tan 王譚

Wáng Tán

Dates uncertain

Passages: 11
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

The translated histories identify Wang Tan as a named individual and official. This record brings together 11 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	Wang Tan	王譚	Wáng Tán
Title	Marquis of Ping'a	平阿侯
Title	Marquis of Ping'a	平阿侯	Píng'ā Hóu
Title	Marquis of Ping'a Tan	平阿侯譚
Title	Ping'a	平阿
Alternate	Ping'a Tan	平阿侯譚
Personal	Tan	譚	Tan
Given	Tan	譚	Tán
Personal	Tan	譚	Tán
Surname	Wang	王	Wáng
Personal	Wang Tan		Wáng Tán

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0016, hanshu:105:s0225
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:096:s0311

Roles

Named Individual
Official

Life and dates

Death

died after refusing the gate post
Explicit · hanshu:096:s0311

Career and standing

Title: Guannei Marquis / 關內侯
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0016
Title: Marquis / 列侯
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0081
Marquis of Ping'a / 平阿侯
Explicit · hanshu:096:s0311
平阿侯
Explicit · hanshu:096:s0256
平阿侯
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0225
Title: Guannei Marquis / 關內侯
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0016

Events and relationships

Type: maternal-uncle-of · Person: Emperor Xiaocheng (孝成皇帝)
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0016
Type: son · Person Id: Wang Quji (王去疾)
Explicit · hanshu:105:s0225
Relation: maternal-uncle-of · Person Id: Emperor Xiaocheng (孝成皇帝)
Explicit · hanshu:011:s0081

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 11Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng · 2 passages

賜舅王譚、商、立、根、逢時爵關內侯。 Granted maternal uncle Wang Tan, Shang, Li, Gen, and Fengshi the noble rank of Guannei Marquis.

夏六月，封舅譚、商、立、根、逢時皆為列侯。 In the sixth month of summer, maternal uncle Tan, Shang, Li, Gen, and Fengshi were all enfeoffed as marquises.

Book of Han, Chapter 96Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye · 8 passages

平阿侯譚年次當繼大將軍鳳輔政，尤與永善。 Marquis of Ping'a Tan, next in line to succeed Grand General Wang Feng, was especially close to Yong.

上從之，以音為大司馬車騎將軍，領尚書事，而平阿侯譚位特進，領城門兵。 The emperor agreed, making Yin grand marshal and general of chariots and cavalry with charge of masters-of-writing affairs, while Marquis of Ping'a Tan held special advancement and commanded the gate troops.

永聞之，與譚書曰：「君侯躬周召之德，執管晏之操，敬賢下士，樂善不倦，宜在上將久矣，以大將軍在，故抑鬱於家，不得舒憤。 Yong wrote to Tan: "You bear the virtue of the Duke of Zhou and Duke of Shao and the conduct of Guan Zhong and Yan Ying, honoring worthies and delighting in good without weariness—you should long have stood among the chief generals. While the grand general lived you were kept at home and could not vent your grievance.

譚得其書大感，遂辭讓不受領城門職。 Tan, deeply moved, declined and refused command of the gate troops.

由是譚、音相與不平。 From this Tan and Yin grew mutually resentful.

平阿侯譚不受城門職，後薨，上閔悔之，乃復令譚弟成都侯商位特進，領城門兵，得舉吏如將軍府。 Marquis of Ping'a Tan refused the gate command; after he died the emperor regretted it and made Tan's younger brother Marquis of Chengdu Shang special advancement commanding gate troops, with power to recommend clerks like a general's headquarters.

鄴見音前與平阿有隙，即說音曰：「鄴聞人情，恩深者其養謹，愛至者其求詳。 Ye saw Yin's old rift with Ping'a and urged him: "I have heard that deep grace calls for careful nurture and great love calls for thorough scrutiny.

永陳三七之戒，斯為忠焉，至其引申伯以阿鳳，隙平阿於車騎，指金、火以求合，可謂諒不足而談有餘者。 Gu Yong's "three-seven" warning was true loyalty; yet he cited Shen Bo to flatter Wang Feng, sowed strife with Ping'a, and read Venus and Mars to suit his patrons—candor thin, words many.

Book of Han, Chapter 105Volume 93: Flatterers · 1 passage

是時，成帝外家王氏衰廢，唯平阿侯譚子去疾，哀帝為太子時為庶子得幸，及即位，為侍中、騎都尉。 The Wangs who had dominated under Chengdi were spent; only Wang Quji, son of Marquis Tan of Ping'a, who had been Ai's study companion as heir, rose with him to palace attendant and commandant of cavalry.