Qin and Han · Nanyue General

Younger brother of Lu Jia

Attested BC 113 - BC 112

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Younger brother of Lu Jia as a family member and general. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Younger brother of Lu Jia
Descriptive kinship Lu Jia's younger brother 嘉弟

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Anonymous individuated
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Family Member
  • General

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 元鼎四年至五年 · Western Interval: Start: BC 113 · End: BC 112
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:113:s0079, shiji:113:s0099

Family

  • Sibling of Lü Jia (呂嘉)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: helped-kill-king-and-envoys
    Explicit · shiji:113:s0099

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 113Treatise on the Nanyue · 3 passages