Sui and Tang · Late Tang military governor and warlord

Han Jian 韓簡

First attested AD 874; died AD 881

Passages: 12
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Han Jian was a Late Tang military governor and warlord.

Life and dates

Death

AD 881 中和元年十一月
Cause Carbuncle on the back
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 100; Old Book of Tang 185, passage 217

Attested activity

AD 881 中和元年
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 217
AD 881 中和元年十一月
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 100
AD 874 to AD 875 乾符初
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 87

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Han Yunzhong (韓允忠)
father 父
son 子
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 86; Old Book of Tang 185, passage 88

Career and standing

Military governor of Weibo 魏博節度使
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 88
Palace Attendant 侍中
Appointed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 92
King of Changli 昌黎郡王
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 92
Deputy military governor 節度副使
Held
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 86
King of Changli 昌黎郡王
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 92
Prince of Changli 昌黎郡王
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 90

Places and affiliations

Tang 唐
Relation Served
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 86
Polity Tang 唐 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 2

Events and relationships

Attacked Heyang
Military · Attacker · With Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 209
Attacked
Military · Attacker · With Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽) · At Heyang 河陽
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 92
Attacked
Military · Attacker · With Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 209
Besieged
Military · Besieger · With Cui Junyu (崔君裕)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 96
Defeated
Military · Attacker · With Cao Quanzhen (曹全晸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 211
Defeated
Military · Victor · With Cao Quanzhen (曹全晸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 94

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Killed
Military · Defeated · With Cao Quanzhen (曹全晸)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 185, passage 211
Routed by
Military · Defeated · With Zhuge Shuang (諸葛爽)
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 181, passage 98

References in the histories

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History

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Old Book of Tang, Chapter 185Volume 181 Biographies 131: Shi Xiancheng, Zi Xiaozhang, He Jintao, Han Yunzhong, Li Yanzhen, Luo Hongxin · 12 passages

史憲誠子孝章何進滔子弘敬韓允忠子簡樂彥禎子從訓羅弘信子威 Shi Xiancheng and his son Xiaozhang; He Jintao and his son Hongjing; Han Yunzhong and his son Jian; Le Yanzhen and his son Congxun; Luo Hongxin and his son Wei

子簡，自允忠初授戎帥，便為節度副使。 His son Jian had been made deputy military governor as soon as Yunzhong received his commission.

允忠卒，即起復為節度觀察留後。 When Yunzhong died, Jian was immediately recalled from mourning to serve as acting military governor.

時僖宗在蜀，寇盜蜂起，簡據有六州，甲兵強盛，竊懷僭亂之志，且欲啟其封疆，乃舉兵攻河陽，爽棄城而走。 The emperor was then in Shu while rebels swarmed the land. Jian held six prefectures and a powerful army; nursing secret ambitions of rebellion and eager to enlarge his domain, he marched on Heyang, and Shuang abandoned the city and fled.

簡遂留兵保守，因北掠邢、洺而歸，遂移軍攻鄆。 Jian left troops to hold Heyang, raided north through Xing and Ming, then turned his army against Yan.

鄆帥曹全晸出戰，爲簡所敗，死之。 Cao Quanzhen, governor of Yan, marched out to meet him, was defeated, and was killed.

簡進攻其城，半年不下，河陽復爲諸葛爽所襲。 Jian besieged the city for half a year without success, while Heyang was seized again by Zhuge Shuang.

簡因欲先討君裕，次及河陽，乃舉兵至鄆，君裕請降。 Jian resolved to deal with Junyu first and Heyang afterward; he marched on Yan, and Junyu offered to surrender.

簡單騎奔回，憂憤。 Jian fled back alone on horseback, sick with grief and rage.

韓簡之領節旄也，以彥禎為馬步軍都虞候，轉博州刺史。 When Han Jian took command, he made Yanzhen chief commandant of cavalry and infantry, then transferred him to prefect of Bo.

簡再討河陽之敗也。 This was during Han Jian's second failed campaign against Heyang.

弘信少從戎役，歷事節度使韓簡、樂彥禎。 Hongxin entered military service young and served under the military governors Han Jian and Le Yanzhen.