Overview
Jia Yi was an official and Writer.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Jia Sheng | 賈生 | Jiǎ Shēng |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause grief after failure as tutor 自傷為傅無狀Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 240-241
- Cause grief and bitter remorse after refusing food 不食，毒恨 · Self starvationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 105
- already dead by the time of the policy examinationDirectly stated · Book of Han 58, passage 382
Age
- 18Reckoning SuiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 130
- 20Reckoning Sui · over twentyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 135
- 33Reckoning Sui · At deathDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 241
Attested activity
- BC 200 to BC 169 周、賈盪而貢憤Strongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 201
- BC 180 to BC 157 孝文皇帝Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 129, 132
- BC 200 to BC 168 屈、賈無立德之譽Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 30, passage 200
- BC 200 to BC 154 文帝景帝之際Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 41
- BC 169 死時年三十三Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 240-241
- BC 168 漢之為漢幾四十年矣Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 26, passage 126
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- BC 200 to BC 100 漢興以來Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 85, passage 41
- BC 200 to BC 169 西漢賈誼之世Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 128, passage 107
- BC 170 賈生Dated from the passage context · Draft History of Qing 445, passage 208
- c. BC 175 賈生之稱Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 158
- BC 200 to BC 169 賈生之論Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 38, passage 101
- BC 200 to BC 169 賈生言正朔服色Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 163
- BC 179 to BC 168 賈誼Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 35, passages 129, 133
- BC 200 to BC 168 賈誼Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 37, passage 90
- BC 200 to BC 168 賈誼Strongly inferred · Book of Southern Qi 47, passage 268
- BC 200 to BC 169 賈誼Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 40, passage 161
- BC 200 to BC 169 賈誼（文帝之世）Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 202
- BC 179 to BC 169 賈誼復召宣室Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 17
- BC 178 to BC 169 賈誼為博士Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 7
- BC 169 賈誼為梁懷王傅…毒恨而死Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 105
- BC 180 to BC 157 賈誼說上曰Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 26, passage 319
- BC 200 to BC 169 過秦篇Strongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 390
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Jia Jia (賈嘉)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 242
- Ancestor of Unnamed grandson of Jia Yi (賈生之孫)grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 242
- Ancestor of Jia Juanzhi (賈捐之)great-grandson 曾孫 · paternal line · 3 generationsDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 202
- Parent of Child of Jia Yifather 父 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 202
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84 Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia 26 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 127 Biographies of Soothsayers 6 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 26 Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 2 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 35 Volume 35: Xiao Zike; Xiao Zifan; Xiao Zixian; Xiao Ziyun 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 58 Volume 49: Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo 1 passage
Career and standing
- Erudite 博士AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 134
- Grand Palace Grandee 太中大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 138
- Grand Tutor to King Huai of Liang 梁懷王太傅AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 233
- Grand Tutor to the King of Changsha 長沙王太傅AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 128, 144
- Erudite 博士HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 7
- Tutor to King Huai of Liang 梁懷王傅HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 105
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- EnteredExile · At Changsha 長沙Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 144-145
Places and affiliations
- Han 漢Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 41
- HanRelation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 128
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 319
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 163
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 202; Book of Later Han 40, passage 161; Book of Liang 35, passage 133
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 7
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- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
- At Luoyang 雒陽Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 129
- At Changsha 長沙 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 144-145
Learning and skills
- versed in the Hundred Schools 通諸子百家之書Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 133
Works and attributed material
- Jia Yi's discourse 賈生之論Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 101
- policy memorials 所言Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 41
- Rhapsody mourning Qu Yuan 弔屈原賦Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 128, 146
- Rhapsody on the Owl 服鳥賦Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 175, 247
- Faults of Qin 過秦篇Relation AuthoredStrongly inferred · Book of Song 69, passage 390
- Historical essay · Quoted author · Topic the rise and fall of Qin and Chen SheDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 159-189
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- Memorial · Author · With Emperor Wen of Han (文帝) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passages 116-140, 319
- Rhapsody · AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 148-172, 177-226
- Speech · Speaker · Speaker Jia Yi (賈誼)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passages 8-10, 16-17, 24-29, 94-102
Events and relationships
- Argued for correcting calendar and ritual colorsScholarly · ProposerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 163
- Equated life death and fortune woe yet feared sacrifice and halterIntellectual · AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 201
- MournedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 128, 146
- Opposed enfeoffmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 236-237
- Recalled to Xuan ChamberCourt · Summoned official · At Xuan Chamber 宣室Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 127, passage 17
- Refused food and died of griefDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 105
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- Urged emperor to restore agrarian fundamentals and storesPolitical · AdviserDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passages 135, 139, 319
- Visited divination marketDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 11
- Court audience · Advisor · With Emperor Wen of Han (漢文帝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 227, 230-231
- Relation Tutor of · Person King Huai of Liang (梁懷王)
- Relation Adviser of · Person Emperor Wen of Han (文帝)Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passages 141, 319
- Relation Tutor of · Person King of Changsha (長沙王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 128, 144
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment became famous through literature · Mode self-report Source Person Id Xiao Zixian (蕭子顯)Directly stated · Book of Liang 35, passage 129
- Assessment harbored indignation that former kings' ritual forms were largely missing · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 40, passage 161
- Assessment his discourse recalled as profound warning on fault-finding in office · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 101
- Qu Yuan and Jia Yi have no reputation for establishing virtue 屈、賈無立德之譽Directly stated · Book of Liang 30, passage 200
- Assessment pursued blossoms while cutting off roots · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 106
- Assessment railed in reckless essays; brave words chided passion yet still shrank from butchered ox and hated the halter · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 201
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- Assessment unmatched ability among court scholars · Mode narrativeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 136-137
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 319; Book of Han 75, passage 202; Old Book of Tang 127, passage 17
- Refused to eat after King Huai of Liang died 王墮馬薨，誼不食Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 105
References in the histories
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