Overview
The translated histories identify Bai Gui as a general and merchant. This record brings together 6 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodAncient China
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Bai Gui | 白圭 | Bai Gui |
| Personal name | Bai Gui | 白圭 | Bái Guī |
| Personal name | Bai Gui | 白 | Bai Gui |
| Personal name | Bai Gui | 白圭 | Bai Gui |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:103:s0049
Roles
- General
- Merchant
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 當魏文侯時 · Western Year: BC 400Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:103:s0050
- Source Date: Text: 白 · Western Interval: Start: BC 370 · End: BC 300Explicit · liangshu:014:s0225
- Source Date: Text: 白圭為魏取中山 · Western Year: BC 400Explicit · shiji:083:s0175, shiji:083:s0179
Career and standing
- Label: merchant timing markets / 樂觀時變Explicit · hanshu:103:s0050
Places and affiliations
- Place: Zhou / 周Explicit · hanshu:103:s0049
Works and attributed material
- Explicit · hanshu:103:s0052, hanshu:103:s0053
References in the histories
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