Overview
Wei Yao was a historian and Official.
IdentityHistorical · Male
Found inRecords of the Three Kingdoms
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate name | Wu's Sima Qian |
Life and dates
Age
- 70Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 228
Attested activity
- AD 250 和廢後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 178
- AD 252 孫亮即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 179
- AD 258 孫休踐阼Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 179-183
- AD 264 孫皓即位Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- AD 264 to AD 273 孫皓即位後至鳳皇二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 185-195
- AD 273 鳳皇二年Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 196
Career and standing
- historian 史官Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 179, 215
- vice director of the secretariat 中書僕射AD 264 孫皓即位 · AbolishedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- gentleman attendant at the yellow gates 黃門侍郎AD 250 和廢後 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 178
- grand astrologer 太史令AD 252 孫亮即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 179
- gentleman of the secretariat 中書郎AD 258 孫休踐阼 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 179
- libationer of erudits 博士祭酒AD 258 孫休踐阼 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 179
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- attendant within 侍中AD 264 孫皓即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- vice director of the secretariat 中書僕射AD 264 孫皓即位 · AppointedDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- left state historian 左國史AD 264 孫皓即位 · Held concurrentlyDated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- village marquis of Gaoling 高陵亭侯AD 264 孫皓即位 · At Gaoling 高陵 · EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- village marquis of Gaoling 高陵亭侯AD 264 孫皓即位 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 184
- EnteredAD 273 鳳皇二年 · ImprisonedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 196, 208
- Self reportedOld and decliningDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 189
- ArrestedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 196
Places and affiliations
- Polity Eastern Wu 吳 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 178-179, 219
- AD 273 鳳皇二年At prison 獄 · Relation Confined inDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 196-197
Learning and skills
- from youth studied diligently; delved into the tomb classics; reviewed the old and knew the newDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 217
- Belief Confucian learning 儒學 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 181, 215
- Skill canonical debate 經義言論 · Level practicedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 195
Works and attributed material
- Book of Wu 吳書AD 252 孫亮即位 · Relation CompilerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 179, 224, 226
- Bian Shi ming 辯釋名Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 207
- Guanzhi xun 官職訓Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 207
- Tong ji 洞紀Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 203
- AD 273 鳳皇二年Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 197-210
- AD 273 鳳皇二年Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 212-213
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- Essay · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 171-177
- Speech · Speaker · With Sun Hao (孫皓) · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 186
Events and relationships
- Argued that zeal for board games should be turned to classics, strategy, trade, and martial trainingScholarly · AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 171-177
- Asked to resign attendant and historian posts to finish his books; Hao refusedCareer · PetitionerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 189
- Confined debate to canonical questions instead of humiliating ministersCourt · AttendantDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 195
- Could drink only two sheng; first given reduced measure or tea, later forced and treated as crimeCourt · GuestDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 192
- Explained smudges from repeated proofreading and kowtowed five hundred timesAD 273 鳳皇二年 · Legal · PrisonerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 212-213
- Fell ill; medicine and guards held him more tightlyMedical · PatientDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 190
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- Hoped the petition would win pardon; Hao interrogated him over grime on the manuscriptsAD 273 鳳皇二年 · Legal · PrisonerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 211
- Never entered the lecturer in waiting postAD 258 孫休踐阼 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 183
- Ordered to collate books on Liu Xiang's modelDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 180
- Repeatedly incurred imperial blamePolitical · SubjectDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 188
- Submitted a petition through the prison clerkAD 273 鳳皇二年 · Legal · PrisonerDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 197
- Told Sun Hao reported omens were household trinketsDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 185-186
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment did not carry out the edict; intent not loyal to the utmost · Assessor Person Id Sun Hao (孫皓) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Sun Hao (孫皓)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 196
- Assessment foolish and confused, a crime deserving death, yet still the talent Wu needs · Assessor Person Id Hua He (華核) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Hua He (華核)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 216-217
- Assessment from youth studied diligently, though old not weary; among outer clerks few surpass him in knowledge of past and present · Assessor Person Id Hua He (華核) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Hua He (華核)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 217
- Assessment precise Confucian gentleman whose lectures might warn the ruler with past and present · Assessor Person Id Zhang Bu (張布) · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Zhang Bu (張布)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 181
- Assessment talent and learning next after Shusun Tong · Assessor Person Id Hua He (華核) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Hua He (華核)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 223
- Assessment Wu's counterpart to Han's Sima Qian · Assessor Person Id Hua He (華核) · Mode named-person-judgment Speaker Hua He (華核)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 219
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- Item sable-cicada court attendee ornaments 貂蟬 · Relation Worn as office insignia · Mode named-person-report Speaker Hua He (華核)Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 215
- Item smudged manuscripts of his new books 書之垢故 · Relation PossessedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passages 211-212
Source notes
- Hua He asked that Yao's death sentence be reduced one degree to lifelong convict labor so he could finish the historiesDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 228
- by nature drank no more than two sheng of wineDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 192
- Tong ji in three rolls from Paoxi through Qin and Han; a further roll from Huangwu onward not yet finishedDirectly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 65, passage 203
References in the histories
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