Overview
The translated histories identify Yue Cheng as an aristocrat and general. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Yue Cheng | 樂乘 | Yue Cheng |
| Title | Lord Wuxiang | 武襄君 | Wuxiang Jun |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:080:s0091
Roles
- Aristocrat
- General
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 禽...樂乘...樂乘走 · Western Interval: Start: BC 251 · End: BC 244Explicit event contextual date · shiji:080:s0091, shiji:080:s0111
Family
- Kin of Yue Xian (樂閒)Kinship Term: clan relative / 宗
Career and standing
- Title: Lord Wuxiang / 武襄君 · Action: receivedExplicit · shiji:080:s0107
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: besieged · Place: Yan / 燕 · Other Person Id: Lian Po (廉頗)Explicit · shiji:080:s0108
- Explicit · shiji:080:s0091
- Explicit · shiji:080:s0111
- Explicit · shiji:080:s0110
References in the histories
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