Jiu (咎) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Jiu as an aristocrat and ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Jiu	咎	Jiù
Title	Lord of Ningling	甯陵君

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:048:s0092

Roles

Aristocrat
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 二世元年 · Western Year: BC 209
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0092

Career and standing

Title: Lord of Ningling / 甯陵君 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:048:s0092
Title: King of Wei / 魏王 · Action: installed · Authority Person Id: Chen She (陳涉)
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0095

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48House of Chen She · 3 passages

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市軍散，還至魏地，欲立魏後故甯陵君咎為魏王。 Zhou Shi's forces were scattered. He withdrew to the Wei territories, intending to install Jiu, the Lord of Ningling and a descendant of the Wei royal house, as King of Wei.

時咎在陳王所，不得之魏。 At the time, however, Jiu was at the court of the King of Chen and could not go to Wei.

使者五反，陳王乃立甯陵君咎為魏王，遣之國。 Envoys traveled back and forth five times before the King of Chen finally installed the Lord of Ningling, Jiu, as King of Wei and sent him to his domain.