Lü Jia (呂嘉) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Lü Jia as a named individual, official, rebel, and statesman. This record brings together 30 passages from 6 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Lü Jia	呂嘉	Lü Jia
Alternate name	Jia	嘉	Jiā
Personal	Lu Jia	呂嘉	Lü Jia
Personal name	Lu Jia	呂嘉	Lǚ Jiā
Personal	Lu Jia	呂嘉	Lǚ Jiā
Personal	Lü Jia	呂嘉	Lǚ Jiā

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:102:s0200, shiji:113:s0068, shiji:114:s0047
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:113:s0142
Value: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:068:s0182

Roles

Named Individual
Official
Rebel
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 元鼎五年 · Western Year: BC 112
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:113:s0096, shiji:113:s0099
Source Date: Text: 元鼎五年 · Western Year: BC 112
Explicit · shiji:114:s0047
Source Date: Text: 元鼎六年 · Western Year: BC 111
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:113:s0117, shiji:113:s0125
Source Date: Text: 元鼎四年 · Western Year: BC 113
Explicit · shiji:113:s0068
Source Date: Text: 呂嘉小忠，令佗無後 · Western Year: BC 111
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:113:s0142
Source Date: Text: 會呂嘉反 · Western Year: BC 112
Explicit · hanshu:068:s0182

Family

Sibling of Younger brother of Lu Jia
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder

Kinship Role: daughters married to princes/royal clan · Count: 2
Explicit · shiji:113:s0072
Kinship Role: sons married to royal daughters · Count: 2
Explicit · shiji:113:s0072
Kinship Role: clansmen in senior offices · Count: 70 · Note: 七十餘人
Explicit · shiji:113:s0072

Career and standing

Label: Chancellor of Nanyue / 丞相 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:113:s0068, shiji:113:s0072
越相
Explicit · hanshu:075:s0129
Status: captured · Action: entered · Authority Person Id: Du Ji (都稽)
Explicit · shiji:113:s0128

Works and attributed material

Kind: proclamation · Role: author · Quoted: true
Explicit · shiji:113:s0096, shiji:113:s0097, shiji:113:s0098

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: official · Action: caused-extinction-of-line · Other Person Id: Zhao Tuo (趙佗) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 呂嘉小忠，令佗無後 · Western Year: BC 111
Explicit · shiji:113:s0142
Kind: military · Role: fugitive · Action: fled-by-sea
Explicit · shiji:113:s0125
Kind: political · Role: kingmaker · Action: installed · Other Person Id: Jiande (建德)
Explicit · shiji:113:s0100
Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: killed-king-queen-envoys · Other Person Id: Zhao Xing (趙興)
Explicit · shiji:113:s0099
Kind: rebellion · Role: leader · Action: rebelled
Explicit · shiji:113:s0096, shiji:113:s0099
Kind: rebellion · Role: rebel · Action: rebelled
Explicit · hanshu:068:s0182
Relation: adversary-of · Person Id: Zhao Tuo (趙佗)
Strongly inferred · shiji:113:s0142
Relation: marriage-linked-to · Person Id: Zhao Guang (趙光)
Explicit · shiji:113:s0072

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: commanded more popular loyalty than the king · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · shiji:113:s0073
Assessment: petty / narrow-minded loyalty · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)
Explicit · shiji:113:s0142