Overview
The translated histories identify Yao Xing as a ruler. 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 Xing | 姚興 | Yáo Xīng |
| Given | 興 | Xīng | |
| Surname | Yao | 姚 | Yáo |
| Personal name | Yao Xing | 姚興 | Yáo Xīng |
| Personal | Yao Xing | 姚興 | Yao Xing |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · nanqishu:017:s0012
- Sex: maleExplicit · weishu:111:s0018
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 天興五年五月 · Western Year: AD 402Explicit event contextual date · weishu:111:s0018, weishu:111:s0010
- Source Date: Text: 永初三年 · Western Year: AD 422Explicit event contextual date · songshu:003:s0196
- Source Date: Text: 義熙中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 416 · End: AD 418Explicit · nanqishu:017:s0012
Family
- Kin of Niece of Yao Xing (姚興從女)Kinship Term: niece by marriage / 從女
- Sibling of Yao Ping (姚平)Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Relative Age: elder
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Later Qin · Relation: ruledStrongly inferred · nanqishu:017:s0012
Events and relationships
- Explicit · weishu:111:s0018
Assessments and attributes
- Item: Former Qin litters / 偽車輦 · Relation: possessedExplicit · nanqishu:017:s0012
References in the histories
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