Overview
The translated histories identify Wu Fan as an astrologer, diviner, military officer, and official. This record brings together 36 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 | Wu Fan | 吳范 | Wu Fan |
| Given | Fan | 范 | Fan |
| Courtesy | Wenze | 文則 | Wenze |
| Surname | Wu | 吳 | Wu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0001
Roles
- Astrologer
- Diviner
- Military Officer
- Official
Life and dates
Death
- Cause: illness / 病 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 黃武五年 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: AD 226Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0072
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 黃武五年 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: AD 226Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0072
- Source Date: Text: 壬辰歲 · Western Year: AD 212Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0014
- Source Date: Text: 孫權起於東南 · Western Interval: Start: AD 200 · End: AD 222Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:063:s0004
- Source Date: Text: 明年戊子 · Western Year: AD 208Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0008, sanguozhi:063:s0013
- Source Date: Text: 權與呂蒙謀襲關羽 · Western Year: AD 219Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:063:s0018
- Source Date: Text: 欲討黃祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 203 · End: AD 208Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:063:s0006, sanguozhi:063:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 立為吳王 · Western Year: AD 222Explicit event contextual date · sanguozhi:063:s0040
Family
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- Parent of Eldest son of Wu FanKinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1
Kinship Term: eldest son / 長子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son · Subject Birth Order: 1 - Parent of Youngest son of Wu FanKinship Term: youngest son / 少子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Kinship Term: youngest son / 少子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
- Kinship Role: sons · Count: 2 · Note: eldest predeceased; youngest still young; arts lineage endedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0073
Career and standing
- Label: diviner-astrologer / 術數家Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0002, sanguozhi:063:s0004
- Label: Colonel of Cavalry / 騎都尉 · Action: appointedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0034
- Label: Superintendent of Astrology / Grand Clerk of Astrology / 太史令 · Action: appointedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0034
- Title: marquis / 侯 · Action: refused-ribbonExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0043, sanguozhi:063:s0044
- Title: Village Marquis / 都亭侯 · Action: nominated-then-struckExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0045
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Eastern Wu / 吳 · Relation: servedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0004
- Place: Shangyu in Kuaiji / 會稽上虞Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0001
- Organization: Eight Wonders / Eight Marvels / 八绝 · Relation: member-ofExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0135
Learning and skills
- Credential: Abundant in the Way / 有道 · Action: recommendedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0003
- Skill: calendar science, numerology, and weather-omen reading / 治歷數知風氣 · Level: renownedExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0002
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0007, sanguozhi:063:s0008, sanguozhi:063:s0011, sanguozhi:063:s0016, sanguozhi:063:s0019, sanguozhi:063:s0022, sanguozhi:063:s0024, sanguozhi:063:s0025, sanguozhi:063:s0027, sanguozhi:063:s0028, sanguozhi:063:s0030, sanguozhi:063:s0031, sanguozhi:063:s0038, sanguozhi:063:s0041, sanguozhi:063:s0075, sanguozhi:063:s0077
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: diviner · Action: advised-delay-then-predicted-victory · Other Person Id: Huang Zu (黃祖) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 欲討黃祖 · Western Interval: Start: AD 203 · End: AD 208
- Kind: political · Role: candidate · Action: declined-capital-summons · Negated: falseExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0003
- Kind: military · Role: diviner · Action: predicted-capture · Other Person Id: Guan Yu (關羽) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 權與呂蒙謀襲關羽 · Western Year: AD 219
- Kind: divination · Role: diviner · Action: predicted-Liu-Bei-Yizhou · Other Person Id: Liu Bei (劉備) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 壬辰歲 · Western Year: AD 212Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0014, sanguozhi:063:s0017
- Kind: political · Role: intercessor · Action: saved-friend-from-execution · Other Person Id: Wei Teng (魏滕)
- Relation: friend-of · Person Id: Wei Teng (魏滕)Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0047
- Relation: served · Person Id: Sun Quan (孫權)Explicit · sanguozhi:063:s0004
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: rigid, self-promoting, yet constant to friends · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0046
- Assessment: technically subtle but not the gentleman's great aim · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · sanguozhi:063:s0138
References in the histories
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