丁明 / Ding Ming (Western Han)

Overview

丁明 / Ding Ming enters the wiki through Hanji 599 as a Western Han Da Sima whose grief over 王嘉 becomes politically punishable under 汉哀帝.

Current Profile

Hanji 599 presents Ding Ming narrowly but sharply. He is identified as a high official who had long respected Wang Jia. After Wang Jia dies in prison, Ding Ming grieves deeply. Aidi learns of this grief and issues an order dismissing Ding Ming and sending him home.

The page therefore treats Ding Ming as a political-sympathy case rather than a full biography. His removal shows that Wang Jia’s death continues to divide the court after the formal case is over.

Key Characteristics

• Western Han Da Sima in the immediate Wang Jia aftermath.
• Longtime admirer or respecter of Wang Jia in the episode’s account.
• Publicly or visibly grieves Wang Jia’s prison death.
• Removed by Han Aidi because that grief itself becomes politically charged.

Evidence

• Office and respect: Hanji 599 identifies Ding Ming as Da Sima and says he had always respected Wang Jia.
• Punishable grief: Hanji 599 says Aidi dismisses Ding Ming after learning he grieved Wang Jia’s death.

Qualifications

This page is currently source-scoped to Hanji 599. The wiki does not yet cover Ding Ming’s full career, factional position, legal status, or later life.

What Changed

• Created Ding Ming as the high-office grief-punishment case from Hanji 599.

Relationships

• 王嘉 - official whose death Ding Ming mourns.
• 汉哀帝 - ruler who removes Ding Ming after learning of the grief.
• 西汉 - dynastic setting for Ding Ming’s office.