Overview
The translated histories identify Xun Yu as an official, statesman, and strategist. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodQin and Han
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Xun Yu | 荀彧 | Xun Yu |
| Courtesy name | Wenruo | 文若 | Wénruò |
| Personal name | Xun Yu | 荀彧 | Xun Yu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:093:s0175, songshi:359:s0175
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:007:s0063
Roles
- Official
- Statesman
- Strategist
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 曹操闻而召佗（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 196 · End: AD 220Derived · houhanshu:093:s0175
- Source Date: Text: 漢末 · Western Interval: Start: AD 196 · End: AD 212Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:007:s0063
- Source Date: Text: 荀彧止其退避 · Western Year: AD 200Explicit · songshi:359:s0175
Works and attributed material
- Kind: petition · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Cao Cao (曹操) · Status: quoted · Summary: requested that Hua Tuo be granted full pardon because his formulas and techniques were truly masterful and human lives hung on them · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 曹操闻而召佗（无纪年） · Western Interval: Start: AD 196 · End: AD 220Explicit · houhanshu:093:s0175
Events and relationships
- Explicit · songshi:359:s0175
- Relation: intercessor-for · Person Id: Hua Tuo (华佗) · Description: pleaded unsuccessfully with Cao Cao for Hua Tuo's lifeExplicit · houhanshu:093:s0175, houhanshu:093:s0176
References in the histories
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