Ancient China · Official

Ji 稷

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Ji was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 64

Source notes

Value legendary
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 157, passage 64

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 157Volume 153 Biographies 103: Yao Nanzhong, Liu Nai, Yuan Gao, Duan Pingzhong, Xue Cuncheng, Lu Tan · 1 passage

昔在禹、稷、臯陶之眾聖，猶曰載采有九德，考績以九載。 Of old, even among sages such as Yu, Ji, and Gao Yao, it was said that one must gather and test the nine virtues and examine achievement over nine years.