Lü Lu (呂祿) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Lü Lu as an aristocrat, general, rebel, and royal family member. This record brings together 17 passages from 5 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Lü Lu	呂祿	Lǚ Lù
Title	King of Zhao	趙王
Personal	Lu Lu	呂祿
Personal name	Lü Lu	呂祿	Lǚ Lù
Personal name	Lü Lu	呂祿	Lü Lu

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · hanshu:004:s0095, shiji:057:s0085
Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:050:s0030
Value: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:101:s0003

Roles

Aristocrat
General
Rebel
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: killed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年八月辛酉 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0085
Manner: executed / 誅 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 大臣誅諸呂呂祿等 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · shiji:050:s0031

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 七年…趙王祿為上將軍 · Western Year: BC 181
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0099
Source Date: Text: 乃立…祿…為王 · Western Year: BC 187
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0095
Source Date: Text: 八年…殺呂祿 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:004:s0085
Source Date: Text: 高后崩 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:057:s0084, shiji:057:s0085
Source Date: Text: 高后時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 188 · End: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:101:s0003
Source Date: Text: 高后王呂祿於趙 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:050:s0030, shiji:050:s0031

Family

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Kin of Lü Xu (呂嬃)
Kinship Term: aunt / 姑 · Subject Role: paternal aunt · Object Role: nephew
Parent of Daughter of Lü Lu (呂祿女)
Kinship Term: daughter / 女 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: daughter
Child of Elder brother of Empress Lü (呂后兄)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Sibling of Lü Chan (呂產)
Shared Parentage: full
Sibling of Lü Tai (呂台)
Shared Parentage: full

Career and standing

Label: Senior General / 上將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年正月 · Western Year: BC 181
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0099
Title En: Supreme General · Title Zh: 上將軍
Explicit · hanshu:005:s0321
Title: king / 王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 惠帝崩後…立…為王 · Western Year: BC 187
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0095
Title: King of Zhao / 趙王 · Action: installed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 高后王呂祿於趙 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · shiji:050:s0030
Title: King of Zhao / 趙王 · Action: held · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七年正月 · Western Year: BC 181
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0099

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: conspirator · Action: plotted rebellion · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0042
Kind: political · Role: surrendered command · Action: returned general's seal · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 八年 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit · hanshu:004:s0066