Qin and Han · Official and Aristocrat

Ben 賁

Bēn

Attested BC 145

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ben was an official and Aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 145 景帝中五年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 103-104

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Luan Bu (欒布)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 104

Career and standing

Grand Master of Ceremonies 太常
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 104
Marquis of Yu 俞侯
Abolished
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 104
Marquis of Yu 俞侯
Inherited
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 104

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 100Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu · 1 passage

子賁嗣，為太常，犧牲不如令，國除。 His son Ben inherited the title and served as the Grand Master of Ceremonies, but because the sacrificial animals he provided did not meet the prescribed standards, his fief was abolished.