Ji (稷) | 24 Histories

Overview

Ji was an official.

PeriodAncient China

IdentityLegendary · Male

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Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 36

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 36

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 153Volume 149 Biographies 99: Yu Xiulie, Ling Huhuan, Gui Chongjing, Xi Zhi, Zhang Jian, Jiang Yi, Liu Deng, Shen Chuanshi · 1 passage

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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.