Overview
The translated histories identify Zhou as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage 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 | Zhòu |
| Personal name | Zhou | 紂 | Zhòu |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · liangshu:006:s0141
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Western Year: BC 1046 · Source Date: Text: 曰紂可伐Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:006:s0141
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Shang / 商 · Relation: ruledStrongly inferred · liangshu:006:s0141
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment: cited as a tyrant who could be punished · Provenance: Mode: direct-quotation · Speaker Person Id: High Ancestor (高祖)Explicit · liangshu:006:s0141
References in the histories
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