Qin and Han · Tribal Leader and Ruler

Duotong 多同

Attested BC 135 - BC 111

Passages
4
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Duotong as a ruler and tribal leader. 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 Duotong 多同 Duotong
Title King of Yelang 夜郎王 Yelang Wang
Title Marquis of Yelang 夜郎侯 Yelang Hou

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler
  • Tribal Leader

Life and dates

Attested activity

Family

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Career and standing

  • Title: King of Yelang / 夜郎王 · Action: bestowed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 南越破後 · Western Interval: Start: BC 112 · End: BC 111
    Explicit · shiji:116:s0061
  • Title: Marquis of Yelang / 夜郎侯 · Action: held
    Explicit · shiji:116:s0029

Places and affiliations

Works and attributed material

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 116Treatise on the Southwestern Yi People · 4 passages