Overview
The translated histories identify Mr. Nonexistence as a named individual and scholar. This record brings together 6 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Mr. Nonexistence | 烏有先生 | Wūyǒu xiānsheng |
| Personal name | Mr. Nonexistence | 烏有先生 | Wūyǒu xiānsheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Literary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:066:s0049
Roles
- Named Individual
- Scholar
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: composition context: Sima Xiangru's lifetime · Western Interval: Start: BC 179 · End: BC 117 · Qualitative: literary figure; interval describes composition context, not lifespanStrongly inferred · hanshu:066:s0042, hanshu:066:s0049
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true · Within Work: 子虛賦
Events and relationships
- Kind: dialogue · Role: participant · Action: blanched and accepted instruction · Other Person Id: Lord No-such-person (亡是公)Explicit · hanshu:066:s0189
Source notes
- Historicity: literaryExplicit · hanshu:066:s0042, hanshu:066:s0044
References in the histories
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