Overview
The translated histories identify Wu Yu as a diplomat, envoy, official, and statesman. This record brings together 3 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodSong, Liao, and Jin
Found inHistory of LiaoHistory of Song
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Wu Yu | 吳育 | Wu Yu |
| Title | Commissioner of the Western Supreme Unity Palace | 西太一宮使 | Xi Taiyi gong shi |
| Title | Grand Academician of the Hall for Observing Culture | 觀文殿大學士 | Guanwen dian daxueshi |
| Title | Minister of Personnel | 吏部尚書 | Libu shangshu |
| Title | Rites official | 禮官 | Liguan |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · songshi:120:s0122
Roles
- Diplomat
- Envoy
- Official
- Statesman
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 十年 · Western Year: AD 1041Explicit event contextual date · liaoshi:019:s0002, liaoshi:019:s0003
- Source Date: Text: 政和 · Western Interval: Start: AD 1111 · End: AD 1118Explicit event contextual date · songshi:120:s0153, songshi:120:s0156
- Source Date: Text: 明道二年 · Western Year: AD 1033Explicit event contextual date · songshi:120:s0093, songshi:120:s0122
Career and standing
- Label: Commissioner of the Western Supreme Unity Palace / 西太一宮使 · Action: heldExplicit · songshi:120:s0156
- Label: Grand Academician of the Hall for Observing Culture / 觀文殿大學士 · Action: heldExplicit · songshi:120:s0156
- Label: Minister of Personnel / 吏部尚書 · Action: heldExplicit · songshi:120:s0156
- Label: Rites official / 禮官 · Action: heldExplicit · songshi:120:s0122
Places and affiliations
- Label: Song / 宋 · Relation: servedExplicit · liaoshi:019:s0003
- Polity: Song / 宋 · Relation: servedStrongly inferred · songshi:120:s0122
- Place: Western Supreme Unity Palace / 西太一宮 · Relation: posted-toExplicit · songshi:120:s0156
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Quoted: true
Events and relationships
- Kind: ritual · Role: participant · Action: joined-Secretariat-Chancellery-ranks-at-great-audienceExplicit · songshi:120:s0156
- Kind: diplomatic-mission · Role: Song envoy bearing congratulations · Destination: Polity Id: liaoExplicit · liaoshi:019:s0003
References in the histories
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