Overview
The translated histories identify Jia Kui as an astronomer, commentator, official, and scholar. This record brings together 4 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Jia Kui | 贾逵 | Jia Kui |
| Surname | Jia | 賈 | Jia |
| Surname | Jia | 賈 | Jiǎ |
| Personal name | Jia Kui | 贾逵 | Jiǎ Kuí |
| Personal | Jia Kui | 賈 | Jia Kui |
| Personal name | Jia Kui | 賈逵 | Jiǎ Kuí |
| Given | Kui | 逵 | Kuí |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:115:s0112, qingshigao:376:s0141
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · songshi:076:s0006
Roles
- Astronomer
- Commentator
- Official
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 永元十五年 · Regnal Year: 15 · Western Year: AD 103Explicit · songshi:076:s0006
- Source Date: Text: 六年 · Western Year: AD 1826Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:376:s0141, qingshigao:376:s0139
- Source Date: Text: 宣帝、明帝时 · Western Interval: Start: AD 57 · End: AD 75Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:115:s0112
Places and affiliations
- Label: Eastern Han / 汉 · Relation: underStrongly inferred · houhanshu:115:s0112
Works and attributed material
- Work: Zuo Commentary tradition / 左傳 · Relation: authority-forExplicit · qingshigao:376:s0141
- Kind: judgment · Role: speaker · Statement: birds were sign of Hu surrenderExplicit · houhanshu:115:s0112
Events and relationships
- Kind: scholarly · Role: maker · Action: installed-ecliptic-instrument · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 永元十五年 · Western Year: AD 103Explicit · songshi:076:s0006
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: five-colored birds sign of Hu surrender · Provenance: Mode: named-person-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Jia Kui (贾逵)Explicit · houhanshu:115:s0112
References in the histories
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