Overview
The translated histories identify Yu Qiu as a named individual and official. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
PeriodAncient China
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yu Qiu | 虞丘 | Yu Qiu |
| Title | Minister Yu Qiu | 虞丘相 | Yu Qiu xiang |
| Personal name | Yu Qiu | 虞丘 | Yu Qiu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:047:s0152
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:119:s0005
Roles
- Named Individual
- Official
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Qualitative: Spring and Autumn antiquityExplicit · liangshu:047:s0152
- Source Date: Text: 楚莊王時 · Western Year: BC 599Strongly inferred · shiji:119:s0005
Career and standing
- Label: minister / chancellor / 相 · Action: heldExplicit · shiji:119:s0005
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: recommender · Action: recommended Sun Shuao to King Zhuang of Chu as his own replacement · Other Person Id: Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖)Explicit · shiji:119:s0005
- Relation: predecessor-of · Person Id: Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖)Explicit · shiji:119:s0005
- Relation: recommender-of · Person Id: Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖)Explicit · shiji:119:s0005
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: figure of filial remorse in Qiu's allusion · Provenance: Mode: named-speech · Speaker Person Id: Liu Qiu (劉虬)Explicit · liangshu:047:s0152
References in the histories
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