Yao Ji (姚洎) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Yao Ji as an official, scholar, and statesman. 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

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Yao Ji	姚洎	Yao Ji
Title	Minister of War and acting supervisor of the examinations	兵部尚書、權知貢舉
Personal name	Yao Ji	姚洎	Yao Ji
Surname		姚	Yao
Given		洎	Ji

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Strongly inferred · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008, xinwudaishi:003:s0020

Roles

Official
Scholar
Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 乾化三年秋九月 · Western Year: AD 913
Explicit event contextual date · xinwudaishi:003:s0020
Source Date: Text: 四月 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 911
Explicit event contextual date · jiuwudaishi:148:s0007, jiuwudaishi:148:s0008

Career and standing

Label: vice director of the Secretariat and co-equal grand councilor / 中书侍郎、同中书门下平章事 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 乾化三年秋九月甲辰 · Western Year: AD 913
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0020
Label: acting supervisor of the examinations / 權知貢舉 · Action: held · Source Date: Text: 四月 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 911
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008
Label: Censor-in-Chief / 御史大夫 · Action: held
Explicit · xinwudaishi:003:s0020
Label: Minister of War / 兵部尚書 · Action: held · Source Date: Text: 四月 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 911
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008

Places and affiliations

Label: Later Liang / 梁 · Relation: served
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0007, jiuwudaishi:148:s0008

Works and attributed material

Kind: memorial · Role: author · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四月 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 911
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008, jiuwudaishi:148:s0009

Events and relationships

Kind: political · Role: memorialist · Action: proposed-recommendation-of-officials-kin · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四月 · Western Interval: Start: AD 907 · End: AD 911
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008, jiuwudaishi:148:s0009, jiuwudaishi:148:s0010

Source notes

Historicity: historical
Explicit · jiuwudaishi:148:s0008

References in the histories

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Old History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 148Volume 148: Treatises 10 Selection of Officials · 1 passage

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四月，兵部尚書、權知貢舉姚洎奏：「近代設文科、選胄子，所以綱維名教，崇樹邦本也。 In the fourth month, Yao Ji, Minister of War and acting supervisor of the examinations, submitted: "The literary examination and selection of imperial scions were established in recent times to uphold the teachings and strengthen the foundation of the state.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 3Volume 3 Later Liang Annals 3: Later Emperors · 1 passage

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秋九月甲辰，御史大夫姚洎为中书侍郎、同中书门下平章事。 In the ninth month of autumn, on the day jiachen, Censor-in-Chief Yao Ji became vice director of the Secretariat and co-equal grand councilor.