Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Wu as a ruler. This record brings together 4 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 | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | Wudi |
| Title | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | Wudi |
| Title | Emperor Wu | 武帝 | Wu Di |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:126:s0243
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 武帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0248, houhanshu:126:s0104
- Source Date: Text: 武帝元狩五年 · Western Year: BC 118Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0243
- Source Date: Text: 武帝時 · Western Year: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:041:s0228
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Role: ruler · Action: created-household-grandees · Label: made remonstrators household grandees / 置谏大夫为光禄大夫 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武帝元狩五年 · Western Year: BC 118Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0243
- Kind: administrative · Role: ruler · Action: created-period-gate · Label: created the Gate of Expected Arrival / 置期门Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0248
- Kind: military · Role: ruler · Action: hunted-with-gallery-escort · Label: hunted with light mounts; escort lodged under the steps / 以便马从猎，还宿殿陛巖下室中Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0104
Source notes
- Field: guard-epithet · Statement: 案此则为岩郎，与志不同Explicit · houhanshu:126:s0259, houhanshu:126:s0104
References in the histories
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