Qin and Han · Official

Qian 騫

Attested BC 114

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qian was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 114 大行騫
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 59, passage 146

Career and standing

Grand Herald 大行
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 59, passage 146

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 59House of the Five Clans · 1 passage

天子遣大行騫驗王后及問王勃，請逮勃所與姦諸證左，王又匿之。 The Son of Heaven dispatched the Grand Herald, Qian, to investigate the queen and interrogate King Bo. He requested the arrest of all accomplices and witnesses to Bo's illicit activities, but the king concealed them.