Overview
The translated histories identify Wairen as a ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wairen | 外壬 | Wàirén |
| Temple | Emperor Wairen | 帝外壬 | |
| Title | Emperor Wairen | 帝外壬 | Di Wairen |
| Personal | Wairen | 外壬 | |
| Personal | Wairen | 外壬 | Wairen |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:003:s0113
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s420
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 帝外壬 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300Explicit event contextual date · shiji:013:s420
- Source Date: Text: 殷 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300Explicit event contextual date · shiji:003:s0113
Family
- Sibling of Hedanjia (河亶甲)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother - Sibling of Zhongding (中丁)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother
Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
References in the histories
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