Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name

Overview

The translated histories identify Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name as a named individual and official. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name
Descriptive kinship	Man sharing Cui Jingsi’s name	與敬嗣同姓名者

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Anonymous individuated
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · xintangshu:141:s0005

Roles

Named Individual
Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 反正 · Western Year: AD 705
Explicit event contextual date · xintangshu:141:s0005

References in the histories

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New Book of Tang, Chapter 141Volume 141 Biographies 66: Cui, Deng, Wei, Wei, Li Han, Lu, Gao · 1 passage

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及反正，有與敬嗣同姓名者，每擬官，帝輒超拜，後召見，悟非是。 After the restoration, there was a man who shared Jingsi's name; whenever an appointment was proposed, the emperor would repeatedly promote him by special decree. When he was later summoned for an audience, the emperor realized this was not the right man.