Overview
The translated histories identify Zhang Yu as a general and named individual. This record brings together 6 passages from 4 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhang Yu | 張羽 | Zhang Yu |
| Personal | Zhang Yu | 張羽 | Zhāng Yǔ |
| Personal name | Zhang Yu | 張羽 | Zhāng Yǔ |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · hanshu:056:s0017, shiji:108:s0004
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:120:s0130
Roles
- General
- Named Individual
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 其春，吳、楚、齊、趙七國反 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:056:s0017
- Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:108:s0004
- Source Date: Text: 孝景前後 · Western Interval: Start: BC 157 · End: BC 141Explicit event contextual date · shiji:120:s0130
Career and standing
- Label: general / 將軍 · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 七國反 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · hanshu:056:s0017
- general / 將軍Explicit · hanshu:044:s0200
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: fought · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154Explicit · shiji:108:s0004, shiji:108:s0005
- Type: younger-brother-of · Person Id: Chu martyr minister (楚死事相)Explicit · hanshu:044:s0200
References in the histories
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