Overview
Fan Kuai was an Early Han general and close follower of Liu Bang.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | 樊灌 |
Life and dates
Death
- BC 189 六年夏六月Directly stated · Book of Han 3, passage 57
Attested activity
- BC 209 to BC 189 Han founding eraStrongly inferred · Book of Han 48, passage 18
- BC 196 to BC 195 代丞相噲Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 98, passage 14
- BC 195 代樊噲將Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 74
- BC 206 以入項羽軍Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 131, passages 87, 90
- BC 189 六年夏六月Directly stated · Book of Han 3, passage 57
- BC 200 困於平城Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 26
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- BC 200 困於平城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 34
- BC 200 故當其有事也，非蕭、曹…Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 99, passage 70
- BC 206 to BC 189 樊噲冠Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 17, passage 226
- BC 206 to BC 189 樊噲排闥而雪涕Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
- BC 207 樊噲諫沛公出舍Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 66, 70
- BC 206 to BC 189 漢之樊灌Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 39, passage 20
- BC 195 漢十二年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 94
- BC 195 燕王盧綰反Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 158, 165, 173
- BC 195 陳平為高帝謀執樊噲Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 198
- BC 206 鴻門Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 270
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Lu Xu (呂媭)husband 夫Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 162
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56 House of Chancellor Chen 9 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 1 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 7 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 46 Volume 37: Ji Bu, Luan Bu and Tian Shu 6 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 2 Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 2 4 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 100 Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu 4 passages
Career and standing
- Chancellor 相國HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 158
- senior general 上將軍HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 23
- Supreme General 上將軍HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 31
- rank and fief restored 赦復爵邑RestoredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 173
- Marquis of Wuyang 舞陽侯HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 3, passage 57
- Bound and sent in prison cartArrested · At Chang'an 長安Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 165
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- ThreatenedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 161
- Title and fief restoredPardonedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 173
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Served
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 270; Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 198
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Empress Lü (呂后)Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 23; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 31
Events and relationships
- BeheadedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 93, passage 156
- Broke crisis at Hong GateMilitary · Exemplar · At Hong Gate 鴻門 · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 30, passage 270
- Entered Xiang Yu campDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 131, passages 87, 90
- Proposed arrestDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 198
- Proposed attack on xiongnuMilitary proposal · ProposerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 31
- pushed through the door with tears streaming 排闥而雪涕Political · Remonstrator · Pushed through door in tearsDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
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- Sent againstDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 158
- SlanderedLegal · AccusedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 159
- Stood beside King of HanDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 131, passage 90
- Urged Liu Bang to attack Xiang YuDirectly stated · Book of Han 48, passage 18
- Urged to leave palaceDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 66
- Relation Remonstrator of · Person Duke of Pei (沛公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passages 66, 70
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment his counsel should be heeded as loyal though unwelcome · Mode speech Speaker Zhang Liang (張良)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 55, passage 70
- Assessment old companion of great merit with kinship and rank · Mode quotation Speaker Chen Ping (陳平)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 162
- Item Fan Kuai crown 樊噲冠 · Relation NamesakeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 17, passage 226
Source notes
- Historicity historical
References in the histories
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