Overview
The translated histories identify Zhao Tan as a courtier and eunuch. This record brings together 8 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 | Zhao Tan | 趙談 | Zhao Tan |
| Given | Tan | 談 | Tan |
| Surname | Zhao | 趙 | Zhao |
| Personal name | Zhao Tan | 趙談 | Zhao Tan |
| Personal | Zhao Tan | 趙談 | Zhào Tán |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:046:s0040
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:058:s0041
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:105:s0006
Roles
- Courtier
- Eunuch
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 孝文時…趙談 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:046:s0032, hanshu:046:s0040
Career and standing
- palace eunuch / 宦者Explicit · hanshu:058:s0041
- Title: eunuchExplicit · hanshu:105:s0006
References in the histories
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