Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Jian 建

Jiàn

Attested BC 80

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jian was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 80 元鳳元年
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 8, passage 96

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of King Dan of Yan (燕王旦)
heir apparent 太子
father 父
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 96

Career and standing

Reduced
BC 80 元鳳元年 · Commoner
Directly stated · Book of Han 8, passage 96

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 8Volume 7: Annals of Emperor Zhao · 1 passage

其赦王太子建、公主子文信及宗室子與燕王、上官桀等謀反父母同產當坐者，皆免為庶人。 The king's heir apparent Jian, the princess's son Wenxin, and the imperial clansmen who had plotted rebellion with the King of Yan and Shangguan Jie, together with their parents and full siblings who would normally be implicated, were all pardoned and reduced to commoner status.