Qin and Han · Academician and scholar

Di Shan 狄山

Dí Shān

Attested BC 120

Passages: 9
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Di Shan was an Academician and scholar.

Life and dates

Death

Beheaded by the Xiongnu
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 62

Attested activity

BC 120 博士狄山
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 44

Career and standing

academician 博士
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 44

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · Mode quotation Speaker Di Shan (狄山)
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passages 45-51, 53-54

Events and relationships

Beheaded by Xiongnu
Death · Subject
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 62

References in the histories

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History

9 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 69Volume 59: Zhang Tang · 9 passages

匈奴求和親，群臣議前，博士狄山曰：「和親便。」 The Xiongnu sued for a marriage alliance. At the council before the throne, Academician Di Shan said, "An alliance by marriage is the prudent course."

上問其便，山曰：「兵，凶器，未易數動。 The emperor asked why. Shan replied, "Arms are unlucky instruments; they should not be lightly wielded again and again.

狄山曰：「臣固愚忠，若御史大夫湯，乃詐忠。 Di Shan retorted, "I may be a simple loyalist, but Imperial Counselor Zhang Tang is loyal only in pretense.

於是上作色曰：「吾使生居一郡，能無使虜入盜乎？」 The emperor's face darkened. "I give you one commandery," he said. "Could you keep the raiders out?"

山曰：「不能。」 "No," said Shan.

曰：「不能。」 Shan said, "I could not."

山自度辯窮且下吏，曰：「能。」 Shan saw he had argued himself into a corner and would soon be handed over to the law; he answered, "I could."

乃譴山乘鄣。 The emperor promptly sent him to hold a signal tower on the frontier.

至月餘，匈奴斬山頭而去。 A little over a month later the Xiongnu rode up and took his head.