Qin and Han · Merchant and client of Zhang Tang

Tian Jia 田甲

Tián Jiǎ

Attested BC 120

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Tian Jia was a Merchant and client of Zhang Tang.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 120 湯客田甲
Directly stated · Book of Han 69, passage 64

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 69Volume 59: Zhang Tang · 2 passages

始為小吏，干沒，與長安富賈田甲、魚翁叔之屬交私。 In his early days as a low clerk he skimmed funds and kept company with wealthy Chang'an traders like Tian Jia and Yu Wengshu.

湯客田甲雖賈人，有賢操，始湯為小吏，與錢通，及為大吏，而甲所以責湯行義，有烈士之風。 Tang's client Tian Jia was a tradesman, yet he lived by a stern code of honor. Tang had borrowed money from him in his clerk days; after Tang rose high, Jia still rebuked his conduct like a man ready to die for principle.