Ancient China · Named Individual

Yi Ya 易牙

Attested BC 685 - BC 643

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Yi Ya as a named individual. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Yi Ya 易牙 Yi Ya
Personal name Yi Ya 易牙 Yì Yá

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Named Individual

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 食子放鹿 · Western Interval: Start: BC 685 · End: BC 643
    Strongly inferred · songshu:073:s0322

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 76Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo · 1 passage
Book of Song, Chapter 73Volume 73 Biographies 33: Yan Yanzhi · 1 passage