Overview
The translated histories identify Yao Li as an assassin. 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 Li | 要離 | Yao Li |
| Personal name | Yao Li | 要離 | Yao Li |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Assassin
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 要離 · Western Year: BC 514Explicit · liangshu:014:s0223, shiji:083:s0216
Family
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- Spouse of Wife of Yao Li (要離妻)Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage · Subject Role: husband · Object Role: wife
- Kinship Role: children · Quantity: unspecifiedExplicit · shiji:083:s0216
References in the histories
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