Dian Man 典滿
| Occupation | RGeneral · Commandant | Faction | |
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| Appears | RN | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Chenliu Commandery Jiwu County Unverified | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R1 |
Profile
Dian Man was the son of Dian Wei. He has no biography of his own in the Records and appears once at the end of his father Dian Wei's biography. In the 2nd year of Jian'an (197), when Zhang Xiu turned against Cao Cao at Wan and attacked his camp and Dian Wei died holding the camp gate, Cao Cao sent Dian Wei back to Xiangyi for burial and made Dian Man a Gentleman of the Palace. Records, Wei 1 §43Records, Wei 18 §64–66
Out of longing for Dian Wei, Cao Cao made Dian Man a Major and kept him close, and when Emperor Wen, Cao Pi, took the throne as king, Dian Man became a Commandant and received the rank of Marquis Within the Passes. The Records do not give the year of his death. Records, Wei 18 §66
In his assessment Chen Shou said that Xu Chu and Dian Wei broke the enemy's spearhead at their lord's left and right, but he gives no assessment of Dian Man. In the Romance he appears in only one of the 120 chapters, Chapter 17, in a single sentence saying that Cao Cao, on reaching Xudu, built a shrine to Dian Wei, made his son Dian Man a Gentleman of the Household and took him in to be raised in his residence. No chapter has his name in its title. Records, Wei 18 §92Romance, Ch. 17 §20
In the Records
His father Dian Wei was a man of Jiwu County in Chenliu Commandery; he became Cao Cao's Commandant, led several hundred personal guards and constantly kept watch around the great tent. Records, Wei 18 §59 · 62
In the 1st month, in spring, of the 2nd year of Jian'an (197), when Cao Cao reached Wan, Zhang Xiu came out to meet him and surrendered. More than ten days later Zhang Xiu turned against him and attacked Cao Cao's camp; Cao Cao went out to fight but fared badly and withdrew with light cavalry. Dian Wei fought at the camp gate and suffered dozens of wounds; he clamped two enemies under his arms and struck them dead, then charged again and killed several more, but his wounds broke open and he died glaring and cursing loudly. Records, Wei 1 §43Records, Wei 18 §64–66
Cao Cao, who had withdrawn to Wuyin, wept when he heard that Dian Wei had died. He recruited men to recover the body secretly, went in person to mourn him, sent him back to Xiangyi for burial and made his son Dian Man a Gentleman of the Palace. Whenever the imperial carriage passed there, Dian Wei was always offered the middle sacrifice. Records, Wei 18 §66
Out of longing for Dian Wei, Cao Cao made Dian Man a Major and kept him close. When Emperor Wen, Cao Pi, took the throne as king, he made Dian Man a Commandant and bestowed on him the rank of Marquis Within the Passes. This is all the Records say of Dian Man; the year and manner of his death are not recorded. Records, Wei 18 §66
In his assessment at the end of the volume, Chen Shou said that Xu Chu and Dian Wei broke the enemy's spearhead at their lord's left and right and were thus like Fan Kuai of the Han. There is no separate assessment of Dian Man. Records, Wei 18 §92
In the Romance
In Chapter 16 of the Romance, following Hu Cher's plan, Zhang Xiu gets Dian Wei drunk and sends him back, then attacks Cao Cao's camp at night. Unable to find his pair of halberds, Dian Wei holds the camp gate without armour until he is speared in the back and dies, and thanks to him Cao Cao escapes out the rear of the camp. Romance, Ch. 16 §48–53
In Chapter 17, Cao Cao, on reaching Xudu, longs for Dian Wei, builds a shrine and offers sacrifices to him, and makes his son Dian Man a Gentleman of the Household, taking him in to be raised in his residence. Dian Man appears only in this one sentence and does not appear again. Romance, Ch. 17 §20
Where the Romance differs
The office he received: In Chapter 17 of the Romance, Cao Cao makes Dian Man a Gentleman of the Household (zhonglang). In the Records, Cao Cao made him a Gentleman of the Palace (langzhong) when he had Dian Wei buried, and later made him a Major. Romance, Ch. 17 §20Records, Wei 18 §66
Time and place: In Chapter 17 of the Romance, Cao Cao builds a shrine after reaching Xudu and takes Dian Man in to be raised in his residence. In the Records, Cao Cao heard of Dian Wei's death at Wuyin, had the body recovered and buried at Xiangyi, made Dian Man a Gentleman of the Palace, and offered the middle sacrifice whenever the imperial carriage passed. The Records say nothing of a shrine or of raising him in the residence. Romance, Ch. 17 §20Records, Wei 18 §66
His later offices: In the Romance, Dian Man does not appear after Chapter 17. In the Records, Cao Cao made him a Major and kept him close, and when Emperor Wen, Cao Pi, took the throne as king, he became a Commandant and received the rank of Marquis Within the Passes. Romance, Ch. 17 §20Records, Wei 18 §66
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Abilities
The Records score (Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms, main text) is the baseline. Each ability compares how the Romance redrew the same person, and the evidence from both sources explains the difference.
- LEA3835−3
- STR4042+2
- INT3333±0
- POL3331−2
- CHA4240−2
- VIR4545±0
- ADP4038−2
- SCH3131±0
- DIP3131±0
- DIS3131±0
Abilities shaped by the Romance — where it differs from the Records Differences of 10 or more
No ability differs by 10 or more — the Romance portrays this person much as the Records do.
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RNo direct record — estimated from his offices as Major and CommandantWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
ROut of longing for Dian Wei, Taizu made him a Major and kept him closeWei 18 §66
NFor his father Dian Wei's sake, Cao Cao made him a Gentleman of the Household and raised him in his residenceCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his rise to Commandant and Marquis Within the Passes under Emperor WenWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
RNo direct record — estimated from his being Dian Wei's sonWei 18 §66
NNo direct record — estimated from his role as Dian Wei's sonCh. 17 §20
Records Romance Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
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