Overview
The translated histories identify Wu Xian as an astronomer, diviner, official, and writer. This record brings together 5 passages from 4 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wu Xian | 巫咸 | Wu Xian |
| Personal name | Wu Xian | 巫咸 | Wu Xian |
| Personal name | Wu Xian | 巫咸 | Wū Xián |
| Personal | Wu Xian | ||
| Personal | Wuxian | 巫咸 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:098:s0117, liaoshi:044:s0041
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:003:s0105
Roles
- Astronomer
- Diviner
- Official
- Writer
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · hanshu:098:s0117, qingshigao:028:s0027
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityStrongly inferred · liaoshi:044:s0041
- Source Date: Text: 殷 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1600 · End: BC 1300Explicit event contextual date · shiji:003:s0105
Places and affiliations
- Organization: three houses of star catalogs / 三家 · Relation: member-ofExplicit · liaoshi:044:s0041, liaoshi:044:s0045
Works and attributed material
- Work: star charts of Wu Xian / 巫咸圖經 · Relation: authorExplicit · liaoshi:044:s0041
- Work: star charts / 星圖 · Relation: authorExplicit · qingshigao:028:s0027
Events and relationships
- Relation: works-compiled-by · Person Id: Chen Zhuo (陳卓)Explicit · qingshigao:028:s0027
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryStrongly inferred · liaoshi:044:s0041, qingshigao:028:s0027
References in the histories
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