| NAME | |
|---|---|
| Chinese Name | 庞子夏, 龐子夏, Páng Zǐxià |
| Nickname | Husband of Heroine Zhao E & Father of Pang Yu (赵娥之夫 / 庞淯之父) |
| Other name | Bàng Tử Hạ |
| INFORMATION | |
| Born | c. 140s AD |
| Birth Place | Biaoshi, Jiuquan Commandery (酒泉表氏; Gaotai, Gansu) |
| Death Reason | Natural causes |
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| CAREER | |
| Allegiance | Eastern Han Dynasty |
| Battles | None |
Biography & Historical Record
Pang Zixia (庞子夏, 龐子夏, Bàng Tử Hạ; c. 140s–?) was a prominent gentry patriarch of Biaoshi in Jiuquan Commandery (modern Gansu Province). He was the husband of the revered Liang Province heroine Zhao E (赵娥), who famously avenged her father’s murder in broad daylight, and the biological father of loyalist minister Pang Yu (庞淯).
Pang Zixia supported Zhao E through the harrowing decade-long vendetta against her family’s murderer Li Shou, providing familial sanctuary and raising Pang Yu to embody unbending loyalty and chivalric honor. Pang Yu later became celebrated across northern China for shielding Zhang Meng with his own body and serving as Administrator of Xihe in Cao Wei.
Role in Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Chivalry of the West: The household of Pang Zixia (庞子夏), Zhao E, and Pang Yu represents the legendary heroic ethos of the Liang Province gentry in late Eastern Han.
Pang Zixia (庞子夏) — Historical & Literary Timeline
Marriage in Jiuquan
Marries Zhao E of Biaoshi, establishing their household.
Zhao E’s Vengeance
Supports his wife through the celebrated vendetta that won imperial praise.
See historical sources cited below.
Key Relationships
Family
In Historical Accounts
- Sanguozhi (三国志): Volume 18 (Biography of Pang Yu, Pei Songzhi commentary citing Lie Nü Zhuan): "Pang Yu's mother was Zhao E of Biaoshi in Jiuquan, wife of Pang Zixia."
In History
Summary
- Pang Zixia (庞子夏, Bàng Tử Hạ) was husband of Zhao E and father of Pang Yu.
Historical Record
- Sanguozhi Volume 18.
- Lie Nü Zhuan (Huangfu Mi).
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