Ancient China · Official

Boyi 伯夷

Dates uncertain

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Boyi as an official and priest. This record brings together 4 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Boyi 伯夷 Boyi
Personal name Boyi 伯夷 Boyi

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Official
  • Priest

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • Label: Director of the Ancestral Order / 秩宗 · Action: appointed · Authority Person Id: Shun (舜)
    Explicit · shiji:001:s0236

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 1Annals of the Five Emperors · 4 passages