Overview
The translated histories identify Hong Ru as a courtier and named individual. This record brings together 5 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 | Hong Ru | 閎孺 | Hóng Rú |
| Surname | Hong | 閎 | Hong |
| Personal | Hong Ru | 閎 | Hong |
| Personal name | Hong Ru | 閎孺 | Hong Ru |
| Personal name | 閎 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:105:s0002
- Value: maleExplicit · shiji:125:s0005, shiji:125:s0006
Roles
- Courtier
- Named Individual
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 孝惠時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 195 · End: BC 188Explicit · shiji:125:s0005, shiji:125:s0007
Career and standing
- Status: imperial-favorite · Action: heldExplicit · shiji:125:s0005, shiji:125:s0006
Places and affiliations
- Place: Anling / 安陵 · Relation: resided-atExplicit · shiji:125:s0008
Events and relationships
- Kind: domestic · Role: subject · Action: relocated-household · Place: Anling / 安陵Explicit · shiji:125:s0008
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: no talent; rose only by flattery · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:125:s0006
References in the histories
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