Qin and Han · Chu Hegemon

Xiang Yu 項籍

Attested BC 232 - BC 202

Passages
1
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Xiang Yu as a ruler and warlord. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Sui

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Xiang Yu 項籍 Xiang Yu
Personal name Xiang Yu 項籍 Xiang Ji

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler
  • Warlord

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 項籍虞姬 · Western Interval: Start: BC 232 · End: BC 202
    Explicit event contextual date · suishu:061:s0080

Family

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  • Spouse of Yu Ji (虞姬)
    Kinship Term: consort / 姬 · Union Category: concubinage

References in the histories

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Book of Sui, Chapter 61Volume 61 Biographies 26: Yu Wenshu, Guo Yan · 1 passage