Overview
The translated histories identify Ru as a merchant. This record brings together 2 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 | Ru | 如 | Ru |
| Personal name | Ru | 如 | Rú |
| Surname | Ru | 如氏 | Rú shì |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:103:s0090
Roles
- Merchant
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 數年間致千餘萬 · Western Interval: Start: BC 33 · End: BC 1Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:103:s0090
- Source Date: Text: 自元、成訖王莽 · Western Interval: Start: BC 48 · End: AD 23Explicit · hanshu:103:s0122
Events and relationships
- Relation: colleague-of · Person Id: Ju (苴)Explicit · hanshu:103:s0090
References in the histories
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