Overview
Ji Bu was a Western Han Official.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 206 to BC 195 BC 206-195Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 85, passage 196
- BC 202 及項羽滅Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 4, 26
- BC 195 to BC 180 呂后Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 30, 33
- BC 195 to BC 188 孝惠時Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 21; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 29
- BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 32; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 38
- BC 206 to BC 195 既陰脫季布之厄Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 104, passage 37
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- BC 206 to BC 195 漢初Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 211
- BC 206 to BC 180 陰脫季布將軍之阸Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 38
- BC 206 to BC 202 項籍使將兵…高祖購求Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 46, passages 2-3
- BC 208 to BC 202 項籍使將兵Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 3
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Kin of Ding Gong (丁公)mother's younger brother 母弟 · maternal line · Through Mother of Ji Bu (季布母)
maternal uncle 母弟 · maternal line · Through Mother of Ji Bu (季布母)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 66; Book of Han 46, passage 57 - Child of Mother of Ji Bu (季布母)mother 母 · maternal lineStrongly inferred · Book of Han 46, passage 57; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 66
- Sibling of Ji Xin (季心)younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblingsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 60; Book of Han 46, passage 52
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 100 Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu 30 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 46 Volume 37: Ji Bu, Luan Bu and Tian Shu 27 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 104 Volume 92: Youxias 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 31 Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan 1 passage
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 85 Volume 77: Biographies of Cruel Officials 1 passage
Career and standing
- knight-errant 任俠Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 2
- Commander of the Palace Guard 中郎將BC 195 to BC 188 孝惠時 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 29
- general of the palace gentlemen 中郎將BC 195 to BC 188 孝惠時 · AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 21
- Gentleman of the Palace 郎中BC 202 拜為郎中 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 28
- gentleman of the palace 郎中AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 20
- governor of Hedong 河東守AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 31
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- Governor of Hedong 河東守BC 180 to BC 157 孝文時 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 38
- General 將軍HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 38
- AttainedHonored and nobleDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- Delivered fromIn perilDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- EnteredBC 202 及項羽滅 · FugitiveDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 4-5
- EnteredBC 202 高祖購求布 · WantedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 3
- EnteredBC 202 髡鉗季布 · EnslavementDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 9
- EnteredEnslavementDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passages 7-8
- Rose to honorHonoredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 38
- Pardoned for flightDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 196
- pardon 赦PardonedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 18
- pardon 赦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 26
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passages 1-2; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 1, 3
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 20; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 28
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- At Chu 楚Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 1; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 1
- At Hedong 河東 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 38
Works and attributed material
- Letter · Author · With Dou Changjun (竇長君)Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 41; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 49
- Speech · Speaker · With Emperor Wen of Han (漢文帝)
- Speech · Speaker · With Empress Lü (呂后)Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passages 25-29; Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 33-36
Events and relationships
- CorneredDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 2
- Opposed campaignDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 33-36
- Opposed warDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passages 25-29
- PressedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 3
- Relation Beneficiary of · Person Zhu Jia (朱家)Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 37
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment able to bend the unyielding and make it yielding · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 27
- Assessment Chu proverb fame for keeping his word · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Cao Qiusheng (曹丘生)Directly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 46
- Assessment famous for keeping his word · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 65
- Assessment famous Han general who endured humiliation to use his talent · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passages 141-143
- Assessment stalwart warrior who became a famous Han general after enduring humiliation · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 105, 107
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 85, passage 196
References in the histories
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