Overview
The translated histories identify King of the Yuezhi as a ruler. This record brings together 2 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 | King of the Yuezhi | 月氏王 | |
| Title | king of the Greater Yuezhi | 大月氏王 | |
| Title | Yuezhi king | 月氏王 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:071:s0003
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: killed · Agent: Label: Xiongnu / 匈奴 · Statement: Xiongnu crushed him and made his skull a drinking cupExplicit · hanshu:071:s0003, hanshu:071:s0016
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 匈奴破月氏王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 176 · End: BC 160Explicit · hanshu:071:s0003
Family
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- Spouse of Queen of the Greater Yuezhi (大月氏夫人)Kinship Term: consort / 夫人 · Union Category: marriage
Kinship Term: consort / 夫人 · Union Category: marriage · Relationship State: widowed
References in the histories
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