Ancient China · Chu chief minister

Ziwen 子文

Dates uncertain

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Ziwen as a named individual and official. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Ziwen 子文 Ziwen
Personal name Gu Yutu 穀於檡 Gu Yutu
Courtesy name Ziwen 子文 Ziwen

Identity

Historicity
Legendary
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Named Individual
  • Official

Origins and identity

  • Text: Ban ancestors descended from Ziwen of Chu · Raw: 令尹子文之後
    Explicit · hanshu:117:s0002

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 3 passages