Overview
Dong Xian was a rebel.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 26 建武二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passage 74
- AD 25 to AD 36 建武初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 34, passage 34
- AD 29 從擊董憲Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passages 206, 210
- AD 25 to AD 30 時Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 33, passage 93
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- HeldRebelDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 34
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Han 東漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 33, passage 93
- At Donghai 東海 · Relation Active inDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 34, passage 34
Events and relationships
- Lieutenant ravagedMilitary · Principal · At Lu 魯Directly stated · Book of Later Han 33, passage 93
- Targeted in pacificationAD 26 建武二年 · Military · EnemyDated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 24, passage 74
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 24, passage 74; Book of Later Han 33, passage 93
References in the histories
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