Qin and Han · Engineer

Xu Bo 徐伯

Attested c. BC 130

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Xu Bo as an artisan and engineer. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Xu Bo 徐伯 Xu Bo
Personal name Xu Bo 徐伯 Xu Bo

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Artisan
  • Engineer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 是時鄭當時為大農 · Western Year: c. BC 130
    Explicit · shiji:029:s0035

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: hydraulic · Role: surveyor · Action: marked-transport-canal-route
    Explicit · shiji:029:s0035

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 38Volume 29: Treatise on Rivers and Canals · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 29Treatise on Rivers and Canals · 1 passage