Overview
The translated histories identify Yu Chao'en as an eunuch. This record brings together 4 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 | Yu Chao'en | 魚朝恩 | Yu Chao'en |
| Given | Chao'en | 朝恩 | Chao'en |
| Surname | Yu | 魚 | Yu |
| Personal name | Yu Chao'en | 魚朝恩 | Yu Chao'en |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jiutangshu:119:s0085
- Sex: maleExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0164
Roles
- Eunuch
Life and dates
Death
- Manner: execution · Action: executedExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0165
- Manner: executionExplicit · jiutangshu:119:s0086
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 代宗朝 · Western Interval: Start: AD 763 · End: AD 770Strongly inferred · xintangshu:051:s0161, xintangshu:051:s0164
- Source Date: Text: 大歷中 · Western Interval: Start: AD 766 · End: AD 771Strongly inferred · jiutangshu:119:s0085, jiutangshu:119:s0086
Career and standing
- Label: eunuch / 中官Explicit · xintangshu:051:s0164
- Status: execution · Action: executedExplicit · jiutangshu:119:s0086
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Tang / 唐 · Relation: servedExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0164
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: power-holder · Action: abused-favorExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0164
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · xintangshu:051:s0164
References in the histories
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