Sui and Tang · Family Member

Zhai Kuan 翟寬

Attested AD 617 - AD 618

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhai Kuan was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

Killed together with Zhai Rang · Killed by Cai Jian (蔡建)
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 140

Attested activity

AD 617 to AD 618 narrative preceding 義寧二年
Dated from the passage context · New Book of Tang 84, passages 135, 140

Family

Sibling of Zhai Rang (翟讓)
elder brother 兄 · Full siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passages 135, 140

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 135

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 84, passage 135

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 84Volume 84 Biographies 9: Li, Mi · 2 passages

讓兄寬亦曰：「天子當自取，何乃授人？」 Rang's elder brother Kuan also said, "The Son of Heaven ought to be taken by oneself—why hand it to another?"

密出名弓示讓，讓挽滿，遣劍士蔡建從後擊之，並殺其兄、侄及儒信。 Mi produced a famous bow and showed it to Rang. When Rang drew it to the full, the swordsman Cai Jian struck him from behind, killing also his elder brother, nephew, and Ruxin.