Overview
The translated histories identify Xu You as a hermit and named individual. This record brings together 10 passages from 7 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xu You | 許由 | Xu You |
| Personal name | Xu You | 由 | |
| Personal name | Xu You | 許由 | Xǔ Yóu |
| Personal name | Xu You | 由 | You |
| Personal name | Xu You | 由 | Yóu |
| Personal name | You | 由 | You |
Identity
- Historicity
- Legendary
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:061:s0005
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:101:s0039
Roles
- Hermit
- Named Individual
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 巢由 · Qualitative: legendary antiquityExplicit · jinshi:127:s0087
- Qualitative: legendary antiquity
Career and standing
- Status: hermit · Action: entered · Provenance: Mode: hearsayExplicit · shiji:061:s0005
Places and affiliations
- Place: Mount Ji / 箕山 · Relation: buried-at · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:061:s0008
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: offeree · Action: refused-realm-and-fled-into-seclusion · Other Person Id: Yao (堯) · Provenance: Mode: hearsayExplicit · shiji:061:s0005
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: cited as model outer subjects · Provenance: Mode: quotation · Speaker Person Id: Zhao Zhi (趙質)Explicit · jinshi:127:s0087
- Assessment: righteousness extremely lofty · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:061:s0010
- Item: tomb of Xu You / 許由冢 · Relation: associated-with · Place: Mount Ji / 箕山Explicit · shiji:061:s0008
Source notes
- Historicity: legendaryExplicit · shiji:061:s0005
References in the histories
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