Qin and Han · Aristocrat

Zhang Shuo 張說

Attested BC 202 - BC 195

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhang Shuo as an aristocrat, family member, 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.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zhang Shuo 張說 Zhang Shuo
Title Marquis of Anqiu 安丘侯 Ānqiū Hóu
Title Marquis of Anqiu 安丘侯
Given name Shuo Yuè
Given name Yue Yuè
Personal name Zhang Shuo 張說 Zhāng Yuè

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Family Member
  • Official

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 安丘侯說 · Western Year: BC 200
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0139
  • Source Date: Text: 高祖功臣 · Western Interval: Start: BC 202 · End: BC 195
    Explicit · hanshu:055:s0146

Family

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  • Parent of Emperor Wen of Han (漢文)
    Kinship Term: son by a concubine / 庶子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
    Kinship Term: youngest son / 少子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 55Volume 46: The Lords of Wan, Wei, Zhi, Zhou and Zhang · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 103Biographies of Wan Shi and Zhang Shu · 1 passage