Ancient China · Official

Hongyao 閎夭

Attested BC 1100 - BC 1050

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hongyao was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1100 to BC 1050 周文王至於日昃不暇食
Directly stated · Book of Han 65, passage 157

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 65Volume 56: Dong Zhongshu · 1 passage

文王順天理物，師用賢聖，是以閎夭、大顛、散宜生等亦聚於朝廷。 King Wen followed Heaven’s pattern in ordering things and took sages as his teachers, so Hongyao, Datian, Sanyisheng, and their like filled his court.