Wei Dan 韋誕
| Occupation | ROfficial · Grandee of Splendid Happiness | Faction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appears | R | Biography in | |
| Born | Native place | Jingzhao Commandery | |
| Existence | Historical | Mentions | R14 |
Profile
Wei Dan was a Grandee of Splendid Happiness of Wei and a native of Jingzhao. He has no separate biography in the Records, and his name appears in two places in Chen Shou's main text. Records of Wei 21 counts him among those who wrote prose and rhapsodies that were fairly widely transmitted in the world, and the account of Hu Zhao in Records of Wei 11 records that Hu Zhao was famous for his calligraphy together with Zhong Yao, Handan Chun, Wei Ji and Wei Dan. Records, Wei 21 §79Records, Wei 11 §109
Chen Shou's main text does not record his courtesy name, his official career, or the years of his birth and death. In the assessment of Volume 21, Chen Shou appraised Wang Can, Xu Gan, Wei Ji, Liu Shao, Liu Yi and Fu Jia, but said nothing in particular about Wei Dan. He does not appear in the Romance. Records, Wei 21 §79 · 99
In the Records
Records of Wei 21, the Biographies of Wang, Wei, the Two Lius and Fu, appends to the biography of Liu Shao accounts of his contemporary Miao Xi and Miao Xi's friend Zhongchang Tong, and then adds Wei Dan together with Su Lin, Xiahou Hui, Sun Gai and Du Zhi. Chen Shou wrote that Su Lin of Chenliu, Cavalier Attendant-in-Ordinary; Wei Dan of Jingzhao, Grandee of Splendid Happiness; Xiahou Hui of Qiao State, Administrator of Le'an; Sun Gai of Rencheng, Administrator of Chen Commandery; Du Zhi of Hedong, Prefect of the Gentlemen of the Palace; and others also wrote prose and rhapsodies, which were fairly widely transmitted in the world. Records, Wei 21 §74–79
In Records of Wei 11, the account of Hu Zhao attached to the Biography of Guan Ning records that Hu Zhao at first wrote a fine hand and was famous together with Zhong Yao, Handan Chun, Wei Ji and Wei Dan, and that the handwriting of the letters he wrote was often taken as a model. Records, Wei 11 §109
These two passages are the only places in Chen Shou's main text where Wei Dan appears, and his courtesy name, official career and the years of his birth and death are not recorded. Records, Wei 21 §79Records, Wei 11 §109
Written by 3KDEX (not yet reviewed) — The tags at the end of each paragraph link to the exact passage in the Records volume or Romance chapter it is based on.
Abilities
This person does not appear in the Romance, so only the Records score (Chen Shou’s main text) is given.
- LEA31
- STR31
- INT42
- POL45
- CHA42
- VIR45
- ADP45
- SCH76
- DIP40
- DIS38
Evidence by ability
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RNo direct record — estimated from his office of Grandee of Splendid HappinessWei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 11 §109
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RFamed for calligraphy along with Zhong Yao and others, and the prose and rhapsodies he wrote were transmitted in the worldWei 11 §109Wei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
RNo direct recordWei 21 §79
Special — talents Records +25
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Calligraphy
RMaster +25 Famed for calligraphy along with Zhong Yao, Handan Chun and Wei JiWei 11 §109
Records Unverified No direct record; scored from their actions (evidence grade C)
3KDEX scoring — the Records use the main text of Chen Shou’s Records of the Three Kingdoms; the Romance uses the 120-chapter Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Click a source tag to open that passage in the reader.