Zhi Buyi (直不疑) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhi Buyi as an aristocrat, military officer, official, and scholar. This record brings together 22 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	Zhi Buyi	直不疑	Zhi Buyi
Given name	Buyi	不疑	Bùyí
Title	Marquis of Sai	塞侯	Sài Hóu
Title	Marquis of Sai	塞侯
Posthumous name	Trustworthy Marquis	信侯	Xìn Hóu
Surname	Zhi	直	Zhí
Personal name	Zhi Buyi	直不疑	Zhí Bùyí

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0117, shiji:103:s0107

Roles

Aristocrat
Military Officer
Official
Scholar
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Manner: died / 薨
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0129
Explicit · shiji:103:s0122

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 事文帝 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 157
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:055:s0118
Source Date: Text: 事文帝 · Western Year: BC 180
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0108
Source Date: Text: 吳楚反 · Western Year: BC 154
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0115
Source Date: Text: 建元年中免 · Western Year: BC 140
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0118
Source Date: Text: 景帝後元年 · Western Year: BC 143
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0165
Source Date: Text: 景帝後元年 · Western Year: BC 143
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:103:s0116

Family

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Ancestor of Pengzu (彭祖)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Son of Zhi Buyi
Ancestor of Zhi Wang (直望)
Kinship Term: grandson / 孫 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal · Intermediary Person Ids: Zhi Xiangru (直相如)
Parent of Son of Zhi Buyi
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Parent of Zhi Xiangru (直相如)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Kinship Role: elder brothers · Count: 0 · Negated: true
Explicit · shiji:103:s0113
Kinship Role: elder-brothers · Count: 0 · Negated: true
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0124

Career and standing

Label: Grand Secretary / 御史大夫 · Action: appointed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0165
Label: Imperial Secretary / 御史大夫 · Action: appointed · Start Date: Source Date: Text: 景帝後元年 · Western Year: BC 143
Explicit · shiji:103:s0116
Label: office / 官 · Action: dismissed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0167
Label: gentleman-at-court / 郎 · Action: held
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0118
Label: mounted attendant / 郎 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:103:s0108
Label: Grand Counselor of the Household / 中大夫 · Action: promoted
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0122
Label: Grand Palace Counselor / 太中大夫 · Action: promoted
Explicit · shiji:103:s0111
Title: Marquis of Sai / 塞侯 · Action: enfeoffed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0166, shiji:103:s0117
Title: Trustworthy Marquis (posthumous) / 信侯 · Action: bestowed
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0129
Status: dismissal · Action: dismissed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 武帝建元年中 · Western Interval: Start: BC 140 · End: BC 135
Explicit · shiji:103:s0118

Places and affiliations

Polity: Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0117
Polity: Western Han / 漢 · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:103:s0108
Place: Nanyang / 南陽
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0117, shiji:103:s0107

Learning and skills

Label: studied the teachings of Laozi / 學老子言 · Relation: studied
Explicit · shiji:103:s0119
Subject: Laozi’s words / 老子言 · Relation: studied
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0126
Belief: Daoism / Laozi / 老子言 · Relation: adherent-of
Explicit · shiji:103:s0119
Belief: Laozi’s teachings / 老子言 · Relation: student-of
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0126

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker
Explicit · shiji:103:s0113

Events and relationships

Kind: personal · Role: actor · Action: repaid-gold-without-defense
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0119, hanshu:055:s0120, hanshu:055:s0121
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: struck-rebels · Place: Wu and Chu revolt / 吳楚
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0164
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: struck · Place: Wu and Chu / 吳楚
Explicit · shiji:103:s0115

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: man of mature years / gentleman · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · hanshu:055:s0121, hanshu:055:s0128
Assessment: man-of-integrity-elder · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
Explicit · shiji:103:s0110, shiji:103:s0121