Elder brother of Lady Bai (白氏之兄)

Overview

The translated histories identify Elder brother of Lady Bai as a family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Elder brother of Lady Bai	白氏之兄
Descriptive kinship	Elder brother of Lady Bai	兄

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Anonymous individuated
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jinshi:130:s0178

Roles

Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 天興元年 · Western Year: AD 1232
Explicit event contextual date · jinshi:130:s0178, jinshi:130:s0182

Family

Sibling of Lady Bai (白氏)
Kinship Term: elder brother / 兄 · Subject Relative Age: elder

References in the histories

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History of Jin, Chapter 130Volume 130 Biographies 68: Exemplary Women: The Wife of A Lin; The Wife of Li Baoxin; The Wife of Han Qingmin; Lei Fu, née Shi; Kang Zhuzhu; The Wife of Li Wen; The Wife of Li Ying; The Wife of Xiang Qi; A Luzhen; The Wife of Sahe Nian; The Wife of Xu Gu; Feng Miaozhen; Lady Pucha; Lady Wugulun; The Wife of Su Lan; The Wife of Mang Ge; Lady Yin; Lady Bai; Nie Xiaonü; The Wife of Zhong De; Lady Li of Baofu; Zhang Fengnu · 3 passages

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兄師逵與夫侄規其財產，乃偽立謀證致之官，欲必嫁之。 her elder brother Shi Kui and her husband's nephew schemed for her property, forged evidence of conspiracy, and hauled her before the magistrate to force her into another marriage.

崔立之變，衣冠家婦女多為所汙，烏古論氏謂家人曰：「吾夫不辱朝廷，我敢辱吾兄及吾夫乎。」 During Cui Li's mutiny many women of respectable families were violated. Lady Wugulun told her household, "My husband did not shame the court—how could I shame my brother and my husband?"

白氏年二十余即寡居，服除，外家迎歸，兄嫂竊議改醮。 Lady Bai was widowed in her twenties; when mourning ended her maternal family welcomed her back, and her elder brother and sister-in-law secretly discussed remarriage.