Qin and Han · Official and Aristocrat

Zuo Sheng 左胜

Zuǒ Shèng

Died AD 165

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Overview

The translated histories identify Zuo Sheng as an aristocrat and official. 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 Zuo Sheng 左胜 Zuǒ Shèng
Title Marquis of Nanxiang 南乡侯 Nánxiāng hóu
Given Sheng Shèng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Official

Life and dates

Death

  • Manner: ordered to suicide / bestowed death / 以罪赐死 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 延熹八年二月 · Western Year: AD 165

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 延熹八年二月 · Western Year: AD 165
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:113:s0059

Family

  • Sibling of Zuo Dang (左党)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother · Subject Relative Age: elder
  • Sibling of Zuo Guan (左悺)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Role: elder-brother · Object Role: younger-brother · Subject Relative Age: elder

Career and standing

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 113Volume 102: Astronomy Part Three · 1 passage