Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Yannian as a diviner, named individual, and rebel. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhang Yannian | 張延年 | Zhāng Yánnián |
| Personal | Cheng Fangsu | 成方遂 | Chéng Fāngsuì |
| Personal name | Zhang Yannian | 張延年 | |
| Alternate | Zhang Yannian | 張延年 | Zhāng Yánnián |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:008:s0053
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:082:s0035
Roles
- Diviner
- Named Individual
- Rebel
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: waist-cut execution · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始元五年 · Western Year: BC 82Explicit · hanshu:008:s0053
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 始元五年 · Western Year: BC 82Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0053
- Source Date: Text: 始元五年 · Western Year: BC 82Explicit · hanshu:082:s0017, hanshu:082:s0035
Career and standing
- Occupation: diviner / fortuneteller / 卜筮 · Action: practicedExplicit · hanshu:082:s0035
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Han · Relation: subject-ofExplicit · hanshu:082:s0035
- Place: Xiayang / 夏陽Explicit · hanshu:008:s0053, hanshu:082:s0035
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal · Role: offender · Action: falsely claimed to be Crown Prince Wei · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始元五年 · Western Year: BC 82Explicit · hanshu:008:s0053
Source notes
- Field: name · Statement: Named Cheng Fangsu in most records, but Zhang Yannian in some accountsExplicit · hanshu:082:s0038
References in the histories
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