Overview
The translated histories identify Wen Zhong as an official and statesman. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wen Zhong | 種 | Zhòng |
| Personal | Wen Zhong | 種 | Zhong |
| Personal name | Wen Zhong | 文種 | |
| Personal name | Zhong | 種 | |
| Personal name | Zhong | 種 | Zhong |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jinshu:108:s0121
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 昔三仁去而殷虛… · Western Year: BC 500Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:099:s0069
- Source Date: Text: 種蠡 · Western Interval: Start: BC 490 · End: BC 470Explicit event contextual date · jinshu:108:s0121
References in the histories
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