Overview
The translated histories identify Mei Sheng as a courtier, named individual, official, and poet. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Mei Sheng | 枚乘 | Mei Sheng |
| Title | Master Mei | 枚生 | |
| Personal name | Mei Sheng | 枚乘 | Mei Sheng |
| Personal name | Mei Sheng | 枚乘 | Méi Shèng |
| Personal name | Mei Sheng | 枚生 | Mei Sheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · suishu:077:s0112
Roles
- Courtier
- Named Individual
- Official
- Poet
- Scholar
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 枚乘罷弘農之守 · Western Year: BC 140Explicit · beishi:088:s0118
- Source Date: Text: 梁孝王來朝，從遊說之士 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 144Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:066:s0007
- Source Date: Text: 漢興六十餘載 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:068:s0254, hanshu:068:s0255
- Source Date: Text: 豫章王書 / 賾答書 · Western Interval: Start: AD 581 · End: AD 604Explicit event contextual date · suishu:077:s0112
Places and affiliations
- Label: Liang / 梁 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:066:s0007
- Label: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · hanshu:068:s0255
- Place: Huaiyin / 淮陰Explicit · hanshu:066:s0007
Events and relationships
- Explicit · hanshu:068:s0255
- Relation: retainer-of · Person Id: Liu Wu (劉武)Explicit · hanshu:066:s0007
References in the histories
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