Overview
The translated histories identify Lü Yueren as an envoy. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Lü Yueren | 呂越人 | Lü Yueren |
| Personal name | Lü Yueren | 呂越人 | Lü Yueren |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:067:s0026, shiji:116:s0046
Roles
- Envoy
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 元狩元年 · Western Year: BC 122Explicit event contextual date · shiji:116:s0043, shiji:116:s0046
- Source Date: Text: 副使者…呂越人 · Western Year: BC 129Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:067:s0026, hanshu:067:s0035
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:067:s0002, shiji:116:s0046
Events and relationships
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: sought route to Shendu through western YiExplicit · shiji:116:s0046
- Relation: deputy-envoy-to · Person Id: Sima Xiangru (司馬相如)Explicit · hanshu:067:s0026
References in the histories
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