Overview
The translated histories identify Emperor Wu as a ruler. 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 | Emperor Wu | ||
| Title | the emperor | 上 | |
| Title | The sovereign | 上 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:068:s0250
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 漢興六十餘載 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:068:s0254, hanshu:068:s0255
- Source Date: Text: 與寬議封禪於上前 · Western Year: BC 110Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:068:s0250
Places and affiliations
- Label: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: ruledStrongly inferred · hanshu:068:s0254, hanshu:068:s0255
Events and relationships
- Explicit · hanshu:068:s0255
- Kind: personnel · Role: ruler · Action: sought-talent · Label: sought civil and martial talent / 欲用文武Explicit · hanshu:068:s0255
- Kind: personnel · Role: ruler · Action: welcomed · Other Person Id: Mei Sheng (枚乘) · Means: rush-wheeled carriage / 蒲輪Explicit · hanshu:068:s0255
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: achievements and institutional writings of this talent generation scarcely equaled by later ages · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · hanshu:068:s0259
- Assessment: truly knows men · Provenance: Mode: speech · Speaker Person Id: Chu Da (褚大)Explicit · hanshu:068:s0250
References in the histories
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