Overview
The translated histories identify Ancestor of Chu as an aristocrat and teacher. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Ancestor of Chu | 楚之先 | |
| Descriptive kinship | ancestors of Chu | 楚之先 | |
| Descriptive kinship | their forebear |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Anonymous individuated
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:116:s0074
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Teacher
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 在周為文王師 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1100 · End: BC 1050Explicit · shiji:116:s0074
Career and standing
- Title: lord of Chu / 封楚 · Action: enfeoffedExplicit · shiji:116:s0074
Events and relationships
- Relation: teacher-of · Person Id: King Wen of Zhou (周文王)Explicit · shiji:116:s0074
References in the histories
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