Overview
The translated histories identify Su Wu as a diplomat, envoy, and official. This record brings together 6 passages from 4 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Su Wu | 蘇武 | Sū Wǔ |
| Personal name | Su Wu | 蘇武 | |
| Personal name | Su Wu | 蘇武 | Su Wu |
| Personal | Su Wu | 蘇武 | Su Wu |
| Personal name | Su Wu | 蘇武 | Sū Wǔ |
| Title | Superintendent of Dependencies | 典屬國 | |
| Given | Wu | 武 | |
| Given | 武 | Wu | |
| Surname | 蘇 | Su |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
Roles
- Diplomat
- Envoy
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 始元六年 · Western Year: BC 81Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:008:s0064
- Source Date: Text: 漢興六十餘載 · Western Interval: Start: BC 141 · End: BC 87Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:068:s0254, hanshu:068:s0258
- Source Date: Text: 漢蘇武出使 · Western Interval: Start: BC 100 · End: BC 81Strongly inferred · weishu:093:s0019
- Source Date: Text: 蘇武 · Western Interval: Start: BC 100 · End: BC 81Explicit · qingshigao:327:s0103
Career and standing
- Label: Superintendent of Dependencies / 典屬國 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始元六年 · Western Year: BC 81Explicit · hanshu:008:s0064
Places and affiliations
- Label: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: servedExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
Events and relationships
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: envoy · Action: returned after nineteen years at Chanyu court · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 始元六年 · Western Year: BC 81Explicit · hanshu:008:s0064
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: envoy service (奉使) · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgmentExplicit · hanshu:068:s0258
References in the histories
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