Overview
The translated histories identify Beigong Bozi as a courtier and eunuch. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Beigong Bozi | 北宮伯子 | Běigōng Bózǐ |
| Personal name | Beigong Bozi | 北宮伯子 | Beigong Bozi |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:105:s0006
- Value: maleExplicit · shiji:125:s0009
Roles
- Courtier
- Eunuch
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 孝文時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157Explicit · shiji:125:s0009, shiji:125:s0010
Career and standing
- Title: eunuchExplicit · hanshu:105:s0006
- Status: imperial-favorite · Action: heldExplicit · shiji:125:s0009, shiji:125:s0010
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: cared for others; dignified elder · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:125:s0010
References in the histories
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