Qin and Han · Aristocrat

Zuo Dang 左党

Zuǒ Dǎng

Attested AD 165

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Overview

The translated histories identify Zuo Dang as an aristocrat and family member. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zuo Dang 左党 Zuǒ Dǎng
Title Marquis of Beixiang 北乡侯 Běixiāng hóu
Personal Zuo Dang Dǎng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Family Member

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 延熹八年二月 · Western Year: AD 165
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0059

Family

  • Sibling of Zuo Sheng (左胜)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 113Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three · 1 passage