Overview
The translated histories identify Yanling as an aristocrat, diplomat, named individual, and royal family member. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yanling | 延陵 | Yanling |
| Title | Lord of Yanling | 延陵 | Yánlíng |
| Title | Yanling | 延陵 | Yanling |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Title only
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · houhanshu:031:s0170, shiji:124:s0022
Roles
- Aristocrat
- Diplomat
- Named Individual
- Royal Family Member
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 延陵所云 · Western Year: BC 544Explicit · liangshu:052:s0070
- Source Date: Text: 春秋之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 560 · End: BC 500Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:031:s0170
- Source Date: Text: 近世延陵、孟嘗、春申、平原、信陵 · Western Interval: Start: BC 300 · End: BC 220Explicit event contextual date · shiji:124:s0022
Career and standing
- Status: royal-kin · Label: relied on kinship with royalty / 因王者親屬Explicit · shiji:124:s0022
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: worthy; attracted worthies and won renown · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)Explicit · shiji:124:s0022
References in the histories
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