Overview
The translated histories identify Wu Tingfang as a diplomat, official, and statesman. This record brings together 2 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 | Wu Tingfang | 伍廷芳 | Wu Tingfang |
| Personal name | Wu Tingfang | 伍廷芳 | Wu Tingfang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · qingshigao:142:s0120
Roles
- Diplomat
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 光緒二十八年 · Western Year: AD 1902Explicit event contextual date · qingshigao:142:s0120
- Source Date: Text: 變法修律 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1902 · End: AD 1905Strongly inferred · qingshigao:443:s0212
Career and standing
- Label: commissioner for revision of laws / 修訂法律 · Action: appointedExplicit · qingshigao:443:s0212
- Label: Minister to the United States / 出使美國大臣 · Action: heldExplicit · qingshigao:142:s0120
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Qing / 清 · Relation: servedExplicit · qingshigao:142:s0120
- Place: United States / 美國 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · qingshigao:142:s0120
Events and relationships
- Kind: legal · Role: reviser · Action: appointed-to-revise-lawsExplicit · qingshigao:142:s0120
References in the histories
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