Overview
The translated histories identify Niu Hong as an aristocrat, official, and statesman. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodSui and Tang
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Niu Hong | 牛弘 | Niu Hong |
| Title | Duke of Qizhang | 奇章公 | |
| Personal name | Niu Hong | 牛弘 | Niu Hong |
| Personal | Niu Hong | 牛弘 | Niú Hóng |
| Personal name | Niu Hong | 牛弘 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · beishi:088:s0172, suishu:077:s0155
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · suishu:079:s0094
- Value: maleExplicit · suishu:059:s0203, suishu:059:s0204
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 十一年公卿議 · Western Year: AD 591Explicit event contextual date · suishu:079:s0094
- Source Date: Text: 因謂牛弘 · Western Year: AD 608Explicit · beishi:088:s0172
- Source Date: Text: 大業三年 · Western Year: AD 607Explicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0203, suishu:059:s0204
- Source Date: Text: 大業四年 · Western Year: AD 608Explicit event contextual date · suishu:077:s0155
Career and standing
- Label: Minister of Personnel / 吏部尚書 · Action: heldExplicit · suishu:059:s0203
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Sui · Relation: associated-withExplicit event contextual date · suishu:059:s0203, suishu:059:s0204
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Statement: kill the man to end the omenExplicit · suishu:079:s0094
Events and relationships
- Kind: administrative · Action: ordered to select excellent staff for Yang Jian · Other Person Ids: Yang Guang (楊廣), Yang Jian (楊暕)Explicit · suishu:059:s0203
References in the histories
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