Qin and Han · Official and Attendant

Shi Dan 史丹

First attested BC 49; died BC 16 to BC 13

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29
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4
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1

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Shi Dan was an official and Attendant.

IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Han

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TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Courtesy name Junzhong 君仲 Jūnzhòng

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Key source chapters

  1. Book of Han, Chapter 93 Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi 26 passages
  2. Book of Han, Chapter 11 Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng 1 passage
  3. Book of Han, Chapter 91 Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan 1 passage
  4. Book of Han, Chapter 104 Volume 92: Youxias 1 passage

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29 passages

Book of Han, Chapter 11Volume 10: Annals of Emperor Cheng · 1 passage
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Book of Han, Chapter 91Volume 80: The Six Sons of Emperors Xuan and Yuan · 1 passage
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Book of Han, Chapter 93Volume 82: Wang Shang, Shi Dan and Fu Xi · 26 passages
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下朝者左將軍丹等問匡，對曰：「竊見丞相商作威作福，從外制中，取必於上，性殘賊不仁，遣票輕吏微求人罪，欲以立威，天下患苦之。 After court, General of the Left Shi Dan and others questioned Zhang Kuang. He answered, "I have observed Chancellor Wang Shang wielding arbitrary power, controlling the court from outside, and extracting whatever he wants from the throne. He is cruel and ruthless, sending out swift minor officials to hunt for crimes in order to terrify the realm, and the people suffer greatly under him.
於是左將軍丹等奏：「商位三公，爵列侯，親受詔策為天下師，不遵法度以翼國家，而回辟下媚以進其私，執左道以亂政，為臣不忠，罔上不道，《甫刑》之辟，皆為上戮，罪名明白。 General of the Left Shi Dan and his colleagues then memorialized: 'Wang Shang ranks among the Three Excellencies and holds a marquisate; he was personally commissioned to guide the realm. Instead of upholding the law to support the state, he courts favor below and pursues private ends, peddling heterodox practices that corrupt government. Such disloyalty and deceit of the throne violate the standards of the Fu Xing and merit execution; his offenses are plain.
丹以親密臣得侍視疾，侯上間獨寢時，丹直入臥內，頓首伏青蒲上，涕泣言曰：「皇太子以適長立，積十餘年，名號繫於百姓，天下莫不歸心臣子。 As an intimate adviser permitted to attend the sickbed, Shi Dan waited until the emperor was resting alone, then entered the inner chamber, prostrated himself on the green rush mat, and weeping said, "The crown prince was established as the legitimate eldest son more than ten years ago. His title is bound up with the people, and all the realm looks to him as heir.
丹盡得父財，身又食大國邑，重以舊恩，數見褒賞，賞賜累千金，僮奴以百數，後房妻妾數十人，內奢淫，好飲酒，極滋味聲色之樂。 He kept the whole of his father's fortune, drew income from a large fief, and, thanks to long-standing favor, was heaped with honors and gifts worth thousands in gold. He kept hundreds of slaves, dozens of concubines, and lived in private luxury—drinking heavily and indulging every appetite for food, music, and women.
Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 1 passage
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