Overview
The translated histories identify Xia Yu as a soldier. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xia Yu | 夏育 | Xia Yu |
| Personal name | Xia Yu | 育 | Yù |
| Personal name | Xia Yu | 夏育 | Xià Yù |
| Personal name | Yu | 育 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:098:s0193, shiji:120:s0041
Roles
- Soldier
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · hanshu:098:s0193, shiji:120:s0041
References in the histories
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