Overview
The translated histories identify Gong Liu as a clan leader, named individual, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Gong Liu | 公劉 | Gong Liu |
| Title | Duke Liu | 公劉 | Gong Liu |
| Personal name | Gong Liu | 公劉 | Gong Liu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:067:s0192
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s280
Roles
- Clan Leader
- Named Individual
- Royal Family Member
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · shiji:013:s280, shiji:099:s0012
- Source Date: Text: 公劉發跡於西戎 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1200 · End: BC 1100Strongly inferred · hanshu:067:s0192
Family
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- Descendant of Ji (稷)Kinship Term: ancestor / 先 · Line: paternal
Kinship Term: ancestral founder before Gong Liu / 後稷 · Line: paternal - Parent of Qingjie (慶節)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
- Child of Ju (鞠)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
- Ancestor of King Wen of Zhou (周文王)Kinship Term: Zhou ancestral line · Line: paternal
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · shiji:099:s0015
References in the histories
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