Overview
The translated histories identify King Xuan of Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 5 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodAncient China
RolesRuler
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Xuan of Zhou | 宣 | Xuan Wang |
| Title | King Xuan | 宣 | Xuan |
| Title | King Xuan | 周宣 | |
| Title | King Xuan | 周宣 | Zhou Xuan |
| Title | King Xuan of Zhou | 周宣王 | |
| Title | Zhou's Xuan | 周宣 | |
| Personal | Zhou's Xuan | 周宣 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:098:s0128
- Sex: male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:070:s0175
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 八月戊申 · Lunar Month: 8 · Western Year: AD 929Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:143:s0165
- Source Date: Text: 周宣 · Western Interval: Start: BC 827 · End: BC 782Explicit · hanshu:098:s0128, houhanshu:110:s0103
- Source Date: Text: 周宣王之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 827 · End: BC 782Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:031:s0143
References in the histories
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