Overview
The translated histories identify Gongshu Ban as an artisan and inventor. This record brings together 2 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 | Gongshu Ban | 公輸班 | Gongshu Ban |
| Personal | Ban | 班 | Ban |
| Alternate | Gongshu Ban | 公輸班 | Gongshu Ban |
| Personal | Gongshu Ban | 公輸 | Gongshu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · beiqishu:046:s0079
Roles
- Artisan
- Inventor
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · beiqishu:046:s0079
References in the histories
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