Overview
The translated histories identify Yi Dun as a merchant. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yi Dun | 猗頓 | Yi Dun |
| Personal name | Yi Dun | 猗頓 | Yī Dùn |
| Personal | Yi Dun | 猗頓 | Yī Dùn |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:103:s0055
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:048:s0187
Roles
- Merchant
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 先秦時期 · Western Year: c. BC 400Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0187
- Source Date: Text: 猗頓用盬鹽起 · Western Year: BC 400Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:103:s0055
Career and standing
- Label: salt merchant / 用盬鹽起Explicit · hanshu:103:s0055
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: used as an exemplar of exceptional wealth · Provenance: Mode: quoted-source-judgment · Source Person Id: Jia Yi (賈誼)Explicit · shiji:048:s0187
References in the histories
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