Overview
The translated histories identify Zhou Wen as a general, rebel, and strategist. This record brings together 7 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 | Zhou Wen | 周文 | Zhou Wen |
| Personal | Zhou Wen | 周文 | Zhōu Wén |
| Alternate | Zhou Zhang | 周章 | Zhou Zhang |
| Alternate | Zhou Zhang | 周章 | Zhōu Zhāng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:048:s0064
Roles
- General
- Rebel
- Strategist
Life and dates
Death
- 自剄Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0070
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 二世元年 · Western Year: BC 209Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0064
- Source Date: Text: 陳涉起 · Western Year: BC 209Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:041:s0031
Places and affiliations
- Place: Chen / 陳Explicit · shiji:048:s0064
Events and relationships
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: marched west against Qin and was repeatedly defeated by Zhang Han · Other Person Id: Zhang Han (章邯) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二世元年 · Western Year: BC 209Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0007, shiji:048:s0064, shiji:048:s0065, shiji:048:s0066, shiji:048:s0067, shiji:048:s0068, shiji:048:s0069, shiji:048:s0070
- Relation: served · Person Id: Lord Chunshen (春申君)Explicit · shiji:048:s0064
References in the histories
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