Five Dynasties · Warrior Attendant

Shi Gan 石敢

Shí Gǎn

Died AD 934

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shi Gan was a Warrior Attendant.

Life and dates

Death

AD 934 衞州傳舍
Killed in fight
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 7

Attested activity

AD 934 侍高祖以虞變；格鬬而死
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passages 6-7

Events and relationships

Fought and died protecting Jin Gaozu
Military · Bodyguard
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 10, passage 7

References in the histories

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Later Jin Annals 1: Gaozu, Emperor Yin · 2 passages

潞王從珂反，愍帝出奔，高祖自鎮州朝京師，遇愍帝于衞州，止傳舍，知遠遣勇士石敢袖鐵槌侍高祖以虞變。 When Prince Congke of Lu rebelled and Mindi fled, Gaozu came from Zhenzhou toward the capital and met Mindi at Weizhou, where they stopped at the courier lodge. Zhiyuan sent the warrior Shi Gan to wait on Gaozu with an iron mallet hidden in his sleeve in case matters turned dangerous.

高祖與愍帝議事未決，左右欲兵之，知遠擁高祖入室，敢與左右格鬬而死，知遠即率兵盡殺愍帝左右，留帝傳舍而去。 When Gaozu and Mindi could not settle matters, the emperor’s attendants moved to seize Gaozu. Zhiyuan bundled Gaozu into an inner room. Shi Gan fought the attendants and died, and Zhiyuan then led troops in, killed all of Mindi’s attendants, left the emperor at the lodge, and went away.