Overview
The translated histories identify A'ai as an aristocrat, general, official, and tribal leader. This record brings together 11 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
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Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | A'ai | 阿犲 | A'ai |
| Personal name | Achai | 阿犲 | Āchái |
| Personal name | Achai | 阿豺 | |
| Title | Duke of Jiaohe | 澆河公 | Jiaohe Gong |
| Title | Duke of Jiaohe | 澆河公 | |
| Title | King of Longxi | 隴西王 | |
| Native language | Tuguhun A'ai | 吐谷渾阿犲 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · songshu:004:s0018, songshu:096:s0061
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
- Official
- Tribal Leader
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: unspecified · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 元嘉三年後、受命前 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 3 · Western Year: AD 426Explicit · songshu:096:s0067
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元嘉十九年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 19 · Western Year: AD 442Explicit · songshu:096:s0090
- Source Date: Text: 太祖元嘉三年 · Reign Id: liu-song-yuanjia · Regnal Year: 3 · Western Year: AD 426Explicit · songshu:096:s0066, songshu:096:s0067
- Source Date: Text: 景平中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 423 · End: AD 424Explicit · songshu:096:s0063
- Source Date: Text: 景平元年正月 · Western Year: AD 423Explicit event contextual date · songshu:004:s0018, songshu:004:s0020
Family
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- Kin of Tuyuhun Chilai Ni (吐谷渾敕來泥)Kinship Term: cousin (brother's son) / 從子 · Subject Role: cousin · Object Role: cousin
Kinship Term: cousin (father's brother) / 從父 · Subject Role: cousin · Object Role: cousin - Sibling of Mugui (慕璝)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder - Sibling of Shuluoqian (樹洛干)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: younger
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder - Parent of Wei (煒)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Career and standing
- Label: General Who Pacifies the West / 安西將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平元年正月庚辰 · Western Year: AD 423Explicit · songshu:004:s0020
- Label: Inspector of Shazhou / 沙州刺史 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平元年正月庚辰 · Western Year: AD 423Explicit · songshu:004:s0020
- Label: General Who Pacifies the West / 安西將軍 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshu:096:s0065
- Label: Governor of Shazhou / 沙州刺史 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshu:096:s0065
- Label: Supervisor of Military Affairs beyond the Passes / 督塞表諸軍事 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshu:096:s0065
- Label: General of the Valiant Cavalry / 驃騎將軍 · Action: self-styledExplicit · songshu:096:s0061
- Title: Duke of Jiaohe / 澆河公 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平元年正月庚辰 · Western Year: AD 423Explicit · songshu:004:s0020
- Title: posthumous King of Longxi and former offices / 隴西王等追贈 · Action: posthumously-grantedExplicit · songshu:096:s0090
- Title: Duke of Jiaohe / 澆河公 · Action: appointedExplicit · songshu:096:s0065
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Tuyuhun / 吐谷渾 · Relation: ruledExplicit · songshu:004:s0018
- Polity Id: liu-song · Relation: tributaryExplicit · songshu:096:s0063, songshu:096:s0064
Events and relationships
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: sent tribute envoys · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 景平元年正月 · Western Year: AD 423Explicit · songshu:004:s0018
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: sent-cousin-to-expand-territory · Other Person Id: Tuyuhun Chilai Ni (吐谷渾敕來泥)Explicit · songshu:096:s0062
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: sent-tribute-memorialExplicit · songshu:096:s0063
References in the histories
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