Overview
The translated histories identify Zigong as a diplomat, envoy, merchant, and named individual. This record brings together 15 passages from 11 chapters across 5 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zigong | 子贛 | Zigong |
| Given | Ci | 賜 | Cì |
| Given | Ci | 賜 | Ci |
| Personal | Wei Ci | 衛賜 | |
| Courtesy | Zigong | 子贛 | Zigong |
| Courtesy | Zigong | 子貢 | Zigong |
| Personal name | Zigong | 子贛 | Zǐgòng |
| Courtesy name | Zigong | 子貢 | Zigong |
| Personal name | Zigong | 衛賜 | Wèi Cì |
| Courtesy | Zigong | 子贡 | Zigong |
| Courtesy name | Zigong | 子貢 | Zǐgòng |
| Courtesy name | Zigong | 子貢 |
Identity
- Historicity
- Uncertain
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Diplomat
- Envoy
- Merchant
- Named Individual
- Official
- Scholar
- Student
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: BC 520-456 · Western Interval: Start: BC 520 · End: BC 456Strongly inferred · houhanshu:032:s0079
- Source Date: Text: 中大同元年 · Western Year: AD 546Explicit event contextual date · liangshu:037:s0084
- Source Date: Text: 子貢 · Western Year: BC 500Explicit · qingshigao:483:s0120
- Source Date: Text: 子贛既學於仲尼 · Western Interval: Start: BC 520 · End: BC 450Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:103:s0044
- Source Date: Text: 孔門之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 520 · End: BC 456Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:031:s0063
- Source Date: Text: 建武三十二年二月 · Western Year: AD 56Explicit · houhanshu:108:s0137, houhanshu:108:s0101
- Source Date: Text: 春秋之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 551 · End: BC 479Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:091:s0055
- Source Date: Text: 衛賜 · Western Interval: Start: BC 500 · End: BC 400Strongly inferred · songshu:062:s0115
Career and standing
- Label: merchant / 貨殖Explicit · hanshu:103:s0044, hanshu:103:s0048
- Label: office in Wei / 仕衛 · Action: heldExplicit · hanshu:103:s0044
Works and attributed material
- Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Provenance: Mode: quotationExplicit · houhanshu:108:s0137
Events and relationships
- Relation: student-of · Person Id: Confucius (孔子)Explicit · hanshu:103:s0044, houhanshu:108:s0137
Source notes
- Historicity: historicalExplicit · liangshu:037:s0084
References in the histories
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