Overview
Jing Fang was a scholar and Diviner.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- gave vent to indignation and lost his life 發憤以殞身Cause Political persecution · Lost life from indignationDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
- Executed in marketplaceDirectly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 87
- Public execution · At marketplace 市Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 88
- execution 刑戮Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passage 149
Attested activity
- BC 77 to BC 37 京、費諸家Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 175
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房 (Western Han activity; comparative allusion)Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 5
- BC 77 to BC 37 京房 (Western Han activity)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 115, passage 10
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房 (Western Han career under Emperor Yuan; independently dated)Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 11, 27; nanqishu:019:s0007c
- BC 77 to BC 37 京房Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 63, passage 149
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房《易傳》Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 114, passages 88, 253; jinshu:072:s0073a15
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- BC 77 to BC 37 京房之舊說Strongly inferred · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 7
- BC 48 to BC 37 京房傳Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 114, passage 132
- BC 77 to BC 37 京房六十律Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 21, passage 24
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房占術活動時期Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 157, 167
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房易傳（西汉元帝前后）Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 103, 107
- BC 45 to BC 37 京房發憤以殞身Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
- BC 48 to BC 37 京房讖Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 21
- BC 45 to BC 37 京管Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 247
- BC 49 to BC 33 元帝之世Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 91, passages 45, 87
- BC 77 to BC 37 前世京房Derived from the source · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
- BC 77 to BC 37 史蘇、京房Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 92, passage 175
- BC 37 建昭二年Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 10, passage 215
- BC 37 後Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 105, passages 87-88
- BC 48 to BC 33 漢元帝時Dated from the passage context · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- BC 77 to BC 37 西漢京房活動之世Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 289, 297
- BC 77 to BC 37 雖京房、管輅不能過也Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 10
Key source chapters
- Book of Southern Qi, Chapter 19 Volume 19 Treatises 11: Five Elements 9 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 91 Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan 5 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 114 Volume 103: Five Elements Part One 4 passages
- Book of Jin, Chapter 72 Volume 72 Biographies 42: Guo Pu; Ge Hong 4 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 115 Volume 104: Five Elements Part Two 3 passages
Career and standing
- diviner and Changes specialist 占卜之士Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
- Yi commentator and omen specialist 易傳作者Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 289, 297
- commandery governor 郡守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 60
- governor of Wei commandery 魏郡太守HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
- Governor of Wei Commandery 魏郡太守HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 10, passage 215
- leaked palace secrets 漏洩省中語CommittedDirectly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 61
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- abandoned in the marketplace 棄市ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 88
- executed in the marketplace 棄市Executed · Marketplace executionDirectly stated · Book of Han 10, passage 215
Places and affiliations
- Western Han 汉Relation UnderStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 115, passage 10
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · New Book of Tang 21, passage 24
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- Polity Western Han 西汉 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 103, 107
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Active inStrongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 21
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- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Associated withStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 175
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 10; Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 157, 289; jinshu:072:s0073a15
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Later Han 114, passages 88, 132, 253; nanqishu:019:s0007c
- At Wei commandery 魏郡 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
Learning and skills
- Skill divination from the Changes 易占 · Level authoritativeDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 11, 27; nanqishu:019:s0007c
- Skill pitch discrimination 別音 · Level expertDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- Skill pitch-pipe theory 律 · Level foundationalDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 24
- Skill Book of Changes and yin-yang 易陰陽 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 45
- Skill Changes (Yijing) 易 · Level skilledDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
Works and attributed material
- Jing's Changes京氏易Directly stated · Book of Han 96, passage 186
- Commentary on the Changes 易傳Directly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 88
- Commentary on the Changes 易传Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 118, passage 42
- Commentary on the Changes 易傳Relation Author
- Jing Fang's Changes divination 京房易占Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 107
- Jing Fang's Commentary on the Changes 京房易傳Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 11, 103, 289, 297; nanqishu:019:s0007c
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- Jing Fang's prophecy 京房讖Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 21
- Jing Fang's Treatise 京房傳Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 132
- Jing school essentials 京…諸家要最Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 72, passage 175
- old omen doctrines 舊說Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 141, passage 7
- sixty pitch pipes 六十律Relation AuthorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 21, passage 24
- Tradition of the Changes 易传Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 116, passage 9
- Yizhuan 易傳Relation AuthorDirectly stated · jinshu:072:s0073a15
- Jing Fang's Treatise 京房傳Treatise · Author · Direct quotation · Extent s0132, s0133, s0134, s0135, s0136, s0137Directly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passages 132-137
- Jing Fang's Commentary on the Changes 京房易傳Commentary · Author · Direct quotation · Mode named-source-report Source Person Id Jing Fang (京房) Source Work Jing Fang's Commentary on the Changes 京房易傳Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 289-294, 297-298
- Commentary on the Changes 易传Commentary · Author · Direct quotation · Text When the ruler turns from the Way, the omen is fire in the palace.Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 103
- Tradition of the Changes 易传Commentary · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 117, passages 104, 111
- Commentary · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 253
- 山崩，人主惡之Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 167
- 獄吏暴，風害人Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 157
- Changes divination 易占Divination · Author · Direct quotation · Text Heaven fire that falls and burns commoners' houses means rule in chaos and armies raised for slaughter.Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passage 107
- Prognostication · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 118, passage 42
- Prognostication · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Southern Qi 19, passages 27-28
- Mao-metal at sixteen—grass and su shall answer as king 卯金十六，草肅應王Directly stated · Book of Southern Qi 59, passage 21
- Quotation · Author · Direct quotation · Mode quotation Speaker Jing Fang (京房)Directly stated · History of Song 80, passage 310
- Jing Fang's Commentary on the Changes 京房易傳Quotation · Author
- Treatise · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 114, passage 88
Events and relationships
- Attacked faultsDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 87
- Charts surpassed by Guo PuDirectly stated · Book of Jin 72, passage 247
- Died for indignant remonstrancePolitical · RemonstratorDirectly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 126
- Established pitch standard and sixty modesMusic theory · TheoristDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passages 99-100
- Relation Served under · Person Emperor Yuan of Han (漢元帝)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 145, passage 99
- Relation Son in law of · Person Zhang Bo (張博)Directly stated · Book of Han 91, passage 45
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- Relation Compared with · Person Bian Gang (邊岡)Directly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 3, passage 5
Source notes
- Historicity historical
- Historicity historicalStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 72, passage 10
- invoked as the standard of divinatory skill from an earlier age, to whom contemporaries likened Xu JunDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 93, passage 45
- Stated the moon has form but no light of its own and shines only when lit by the sunDirectly stated · History of Song 80, passage 310
References in the histories
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