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
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Ren | 任氏 | Ren |
| Surname | Ren | 任 | Rèn |
| Personal name | Ren | 任氏 | Rèn shì |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:103:s0108
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 203Explicit · hanshu:103:s0110
- Source Date: Text: 秦之敗也 · Western Year: BC 207Explicit · 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: 2Explicit · hanshu:103:s0108
Career and standing
- Label: farmer and livestock raiser / 力田畜Explicit · hanshu:103:s0111
- Label: granary clerk (ancestors) / 督道倉吏Explicit · hanshu:103:s0108
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 203Explicit · hanshu:103:s0109, hanshu:103:s0110
References in the histories
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