Overview
Chigan Ali was an official and Artisan.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inBook of Jin
Life and dates
Attested activity
- AD 413 改元為鳳翔Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 97
Career and standing
- Director of Palace Construction 將作大匠AD 413 改元為鳳翔 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 97
Places and affiliations
- Polity Xia 大夏 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 97
Learning and skills
- Skill craftsmanship 工巧 · Level masterDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 99
Works and attributed material
- Inscription · Associated maker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passages 104-107
Events and relationships
- Cast gilded bronze drums and statues including Flying Li and Weng Zhong before palacesManufacture · DirectorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 109
- Forged weapons and killed bowyers or armorers according to test resultsManufacture · DirectorDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passages 101-103
- Killed several thousand craftsmenLegal · Responsible authorityDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 110
- Steamed earth to build walls and killed builders if a probe sank one cunConstruction · Director · At Tongwan 統萬Directly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 99
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment cruel, harsh, and violent · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 99
- Item Great Xia Dragon Sparrow blades 大夏龍雀 · Relation MadeDirectly stated · Book of Jin 130, passage 104
References in the histories
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