Overview
The translated histories identify Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 5 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 | Zhou | 紂 | Zhou |
| Personal name | Zhou | 紂 | Zhou |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Uncertain
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 紂 · Western Year: BC 1050Explicit · shiji:083:s0061, shiji:083:s0062
Events and relationships
- Explicit · shiji:083:s0063
- Kind: legal · Role: authority · Action: imprisoned-at-Youli · Other Person Id: King Wen (文王) · Place: Youli / 牖里Explicit · shiji:083:s0064
- Explicit · shiji:083:s0062
References in the histories
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