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Hou Ji 后稷

Dates uncertain

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Hou Ji as an administrator and official. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Hou Ji 后稷 Hou Ji
Title Hou Ji 后稷 Hou Ji
Personal name Ji Ji
Personal name Qi Qi

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Administrator
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

Source notes

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 1Annals of the Five Emperors · 3 passages