Ancient China · Historian

Zuo Qiuming 丘明

Qiu Ming

Attested BC 500 - BC 400

Passages
4
Chapters
4
Histories
4

Overview

The translated histories identify Zuo Qiuming as a commentator, historian, and writer. This record brings together 4 passages from 4 chapters across 4 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zuo Qiuming 丘明 Qiu Ming
Personal name Qiu Ming 丘明 Qiu Ming
Personal Zuo Qiuming 左氏 Zuo Qiuming

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Commentator
  • Historian
  • Writer

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 丘明 · Western Interval: Start: BC 500 · End: BC 450
    Explicit event contextual date · jinshu:108:s0119
  • Source Date: Text: 丘明 · Western Year: BC 500
    Explicit event contextual date · weishu:027:s0118
  • Source Date: Text: 左氏 · Western Interval: Start: BC 500 · End: BC 400
    Strongly inferred · liaoshi:104:s0091
  • Source Date: Text: 文摹左氏 · Western Interval: Start: BC 500 · End: BC 400
    Explicit event contextual date · mingshi:298:s0155

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Jin, Chapter 108Volume 108 Records 8: Murong Hui · 1 passage
History of Liao, Chapter 104Volume 104 Biographies 34: Literature 2 · 1 passage
History of Ming, Chapter 298Volume 298 Biographies 186: Recluses · 1 passage
Book of Wei, Chapter 27Volume 22: Emperor Xiaowen's Five Princes · 1 passage