Overview
The translated histories identify Deng Yu as a general, official, and scholar. This record brings together 2 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 | Deng Yu | 鄧禹 | Deng Yu |
| Surname | Deng | 鄧 | Deng |
| Personal | Deng Yu | 鄧禹 | Dèng Yǔ |
| Given | Yu | 禹 | Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · chenshu:018:s0176
Roles
- General
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 昔 · Western Interval: Start: AD 25 · End: AD 57Strongly inferred · chenshu:018:s0176
- Source Date: Text: 東漢初 · Western Year: AD 25Explicit · nanqishu:047:s0121
Learning and skills
- Label: literary study / 文學 · Relation: studiedExplicit · chenshu:018:s0176
Works and attributed material
- Kind: historian-comment · Role: subject · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:018:s0176
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: won-merit · Label: achieved military merit / 卒致軍功 · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:018:s0176
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: began in literary study yet achieved military merit and lasting fame · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · chenshu:018:s0176
References in the histories
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