Overview
The translated histories identify Bai Gui as an official and strategist. 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 | Bai Gui | 白圭 | Bai Gui |
| Personal name | Bai Gui | 白圭 | Bai Gui |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0131
Roles
- Official
- Strategist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天順五年夏四月癸巳 · Western Year: AD 1461Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0125, mingshi:012:s0131
- Source Date: Text: 天順五年秋七月戊午 · Western Year: AD 1461Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:012:s0125, mingshi:012:s0140
Career and standing
- Label: Vice Minister of War / 兵部侍郎 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順五年夏四月癸巳 · Western Year: AD 1461Explicit · mingshi:012:s0131, mingshi:012:s0140
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Ming / 明 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · mingshi:012:s0131, mingshi:012:s0140
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: assistant director of military affairs · Action: assisted in military affairs on the Hexi front under Feng Zong · Place: Hexi / 河西 · Other Person Id: Feng Zong (馮宗) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順五年秋七月戊午 · Western Year: AD 1461Explicit · mingshi:012:s0140
- Kind: military · Role: supervisor · Action: supervised the Shaanxi frontiers and campaigned against Bolai · Place: Shaanxi / 陝西 · Other Person Id: Bolai (孛來) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 天順五年夏四月癸巳 · Western Year: AD 1461Explicit · mingshi:012:s0131
References in the histories
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