Qin and Han · Merchant and Landowner

Ren 任氏

Attested BC 207 - BC 203

Passages
5
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Ren as a farmer, landowner, merchant, and official. This record brings together 5 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Ren 任氏 Ren
Surname Ren Rèn
Personal name Ren 任氏 Rèn shì

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Farmer
  • Landowner
  • Merchant
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 楚、漢相距滎陽 · Western Interval: Start: BC 205 · End: BC 203
    Explicit · hanshu:103:s0110
  • Source Date: Text: 秦之敗也 · Western Year: BC 207
    Explicit · hanshu:103:s0109

Family

  • Kin of Elder Ren (任公)
    Kinship Term: elder/patriarch / 公 · Subject Role: patriarch · Object Role: clan
  • Kinship Role: ancestors · Note: granary clerks on transport roads · Count: 2
    Explicit · hanshu:103:s0108

Career and standing

Events and relationships

  • Kind: commercial · Role: grain-hoarder · Action: became-wealthy · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 楚、漢相距滎陽 · Western Interval: Start: BC 205 · End: BC 203

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 103Volume 91: Usurers · 5 passages