景丹 / Jing Dan (Eastern Han)

Overview

景丹 / Jing Dan is a source-scoped Eastern Han founding actor in Hanji 671. He appears as part of the Shanggu force that joins 刘秀 against 王郎, helps form the cavalry reinforcement that changes the Hebei field, defeats Wang Lang’s relieving force near Nanluan, and receives immediate recognition when Liu Xiu lets the arriving commanders keep their original troops.

Current Profile

The episode places Jing Dan inside the Shanggu-Yuyang coalition rather than as an isolated biography. After 寇恂 and Min Ye persuade 耿况 toward Liu Xiu and after Yuyang moves through 彭宠 and 吴汉, Kou Xun returns to Shanggu and leads troops south with Jing Dan and 耿弇. Their force joins the Yuyang troops, kills Wang Lang-appointed officials along the route, and reaches Liu Xiu at Guang’a.

Jing Dan’s clearest military moment comes at Nanluan. When Wang Lang sends Ni Hong and Liu Feng with a large relief force toward Julu, Liu Xiu meets them and Jing Dan’s cavalry shock troops are credited with defeating them. The source then makes the political payoff explicit: Liu Xiu appoints Jing Dan, Kou Xun, Geng Yan, Ge Yan, Wu Han, and 王梁 as pianjiangjun while allowing them to continue commanding their original troops.

Key Characteristics

• Shanggu-linked commander in the coalition that chooses Liu Xiu over Wang Lang’s Handan claim.
• Southbound reinforcement actor paired with Kou Xun and Geng Yan before the Shanggu-Yuyang force reaches Guang’a.
• Cavalry shock participant credited with helping defeat Wang Lang’s Julu-relief force near Nanluan.
• Early recipient of Liu Xiu’s reward-and-retention policy for newly arriving northern commanders.

Evidence

• Coalition movement: Hanji 671 says Kou Xun returns to Shanggu and leads troops south with Jing Dan and Geng Yan, meeting Yuyang forces on the way to Liu Xiu.
• Route combat: Hanji 671 says the combined troops kill Wang Lang-appointed senior officials and take twenty-two counties before reaching Guang’a.
• Nanluan cavalry: Hanji 671 says Jing Dan and other cavalry raiders defeat Wang Lang’s relief force under Ni Hong and Liu Feng.
• Reward and command retention: Hanji 671 says Liu Xiu appoints Jing Dan and other arriving commanders as pianjiangjun and lets them keep their original troops.

Qualifications

This page is bounded to Hanji 671. It does not reconstruct Jing Dan’s full Yuntai or later Eastern Han career, nor does it independently verify the title, force count, county count, or exact Nanluan command sequence. The current evidence justifies a focused page because Jing Dan is named in the episode’s political-military turn and receives direct reward status from Liu Xiu.

What Changed

• Created Jing Dan as a focused Eastern Han entity from Hanji 671.

Relationships

• 刘秀 - leader Jing Dan joins and from whom he receives early command recognition.
• 寇恂 - Shanggu broker who leads troops south with Jing Dan.
• 耿弇 - fellow Shanggu-linked commander in the same coalition movement.
• 吴汉 - Yuyang-side commander whose troops combine with the Shanggu force before reaching Liu Xiu.
• 王郎 - rival claimant whose appointed officials and relieving forces are attacked by the coalition.
• 值得追随的领导判断 - conceptual frame because Jing Dan’s source role depends on choosing a leader before victory is secure.
• 招降示范级联 - related because the Shanggu-Yuyang movement helps create visible momentum toward Liu Xiu.