Ancient China · Tribal Leader

Chiyou 蚩尤

Chīyóu

Dates uncertain

Passages
11
Chapters
10
Histories
6

Overview

The translated histories identify Chiyou as a general, military officer, named individual, and rebel. This record brings together 11 passages from 10 chapters across 6 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Chiyou 蚩尤 Chīyóu
Personal name Chiyou 蚩尤 Chiyou
Personal Chiyou 蚩尤
Personal Chiyou 蚩尤 Chiyou
Personal name Chiyou 蚩尤 Chīyóu

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • General
  • Military Officer
  • Named Individual
  • Rebel
  • Ruler
  • Tribal Leader
  • Warlord

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

Events and relationships

  • Kind: legal-historical · Role: lawgiver · Action: established-five-cruel-punishments
  • Kind: rebellion · Role: leader · Action: raised-disorder · Label: raised disorder / 作亂
    Explicit · liaoshi:031:s0003
  • Kind: military · Role: rebel · Action: raised-rebellion
    Explicit · liaoshi:061:s0004

Assessments and attributes

Source notes

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 1Volume 1: Annals of Emperor Gaozu 1 · 1 passage
Book of Han, Chapter 98Volume 87a: Yang Xiong 1 · 2 passages
Book of Later Han, Chapter 34Volume 30a: Biographies of Su Jing; Yang Hou · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 10Volume 10 Book of Later Liang 10: Later Emperors Annals 3 · 1 passage
Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 147Volume 147: Treatises 9 Punishment and Law · 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 31Volume 31 Treatises 1: Management of Guards 1 · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 61Volume 61 Treatises 31: Punishment and Law 1 · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 116Volume 116: Explanation of State Language · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 1 passage