Three Kingdoms and Six Dynasties · Scholar and Hermit

Zong Bing 宗炳

Attested AD 420 - AD 479

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Zong Bing as a family member, hermit, and scholar. 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

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zong Bing 宗炳 Zong Bing
Personal Bing Bing
Descriptive kinship Grandfather of Zong Guai 宗夬之祖
Surname Zong Zong

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Family Member
  • Hermit
  • Scholar

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 宋時 · Western Interval: Start: AD 420 · End: AD 479
    Explicit · liangshu:019:s0004

Family

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  • Ancestor of Zong Guai (宗夬)
    Kinship Term: grandfather / 祖 · Generation Distance: 2 · Line: paternal
  • Parent of Zong Fan (宗繁)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: crown prince attendant / 太子庶子 · Action: refused
    Explicit · liangshu:019:s0004

Places and affiliations

Assessments and attributes

  • Assessment: widely esteemed lofty name · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment
    Explicit · liangshu:019:s0004

References in the histories

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Book of Liang, Chapter 19Volume 19: Zong Guai; Liu Tan; Yue Ai · 1 passage