Overview
Ji Ru was a Courtier.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 195 to BC 188 孝惠時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 5, 7
- BC 202 to BC 195 漢興Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 4
- BC 202 to BC 195 高祖時Directly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 2
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- HeldBC 202 to BC 195 高祖時 · Imperial favoriteDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passages 2-3
- HeldImperial favoriteDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passages 4, 6
Places and affiliations
- BC 202 to BC 195 高祖時Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 2
- BC 195 to BC 188 兩人徙家安陵At Anling 安陵 · Relation Household moved toDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 5
- At Anling 安陵 · Relation Resided atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 8
Events and relationships
- Relocated householdDomestic · Subject · At Anling 安陵Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 8
- Used by ministers to reach the thronePolitical · Go betweenDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 3
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment no talent; rose by charm; shared the sovereigns sleeping and rising · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 3
- Assessment no talent; rose only by flattery · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 125, passage 6
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 105, passage 2
References in the histories
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