Overview
Ren Ao was an official and Marquis.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Marquis Yi | 懿侯 |
Life and dates
Death
- BC 179 孝文元年Directly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 151
Attested activity
- BC 183 三歲免Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 88
- BC 186 以廣阿侯任敖為御史大夫Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 81
- BC 206 to BC 180 任敖Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 165
- BC 179 孝文元年Directly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 151
- BC 206 to BC 179 敖Directly stated · Book of Liang 14, passage 108
- BC 196 陳豨反時...封為廣阿侯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 86
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- BC 187 高后元年Directly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 82
- BC 186 to BC 183 高后時為御史大夫Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 87
- BC 209 高祖初起Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Ren Fang (任昉)descendant 後Directly stated · Book of Liang 14, passage 108
- Parent of Son of Ren Ao (任敖子)son 子Strongly inferred · Book of Han 51, passage 152
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- prison official of Pei 沛獄吏Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 82
- Governor of Shangdang 上黨守BC 206 敖遷為上黨守 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
- Censor Grand Master 御史大夫BC 186 to BC 183 高后時為御史大夫 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 81, 87
- imperial counsellor 御史大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 51, passages 82, 150
- Censor Grand Master 御史大夫BC 183 三歲免 · DismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 88
- censor 御史BC 209 敖以客從為御史 · ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
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- Marquis of Guang'a 廣阿侯BC 196 封為廣阿侯，食千八百戶 · Enfeoffed · Households 1800Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 86
- Marquis of Guang'a 廣阿侯Enfeoffed · Households 1800Directly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 149
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passages 81, 85
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 165
- At Pei 沛Directly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 144
- At Pei 沛Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 82
- BC 209 to BC 207 守豐二歲At Feng 豐 · Relation DefendedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
- At Pei 沛 · Relation Served atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 82
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- At Shangdang 上黨 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
Events and relationships
- FollowedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 85
- Held firmBC 196 陳豨反時 · Military · DefenderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 86
- Struck and wounded official mistreatingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 84
- Relation Associate of · Person Gaozu (高祖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 84
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment employed for long-standing merit · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Grand Historian (太史公)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 165
- Assessment employed for old virtue · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 51, passage 142
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 96, passage 81
References in the histories
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