Qin and Han · Han Official and Scholar

Jia Jia 賈嘉

Attested BC 141 - BC 74

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 1

Overview

Jia Jia was a Han Official and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 141 to BC 87 今上
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 154
BC 141 to BC 74 孝武至孝昭
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passages 242-243

Family

Descendant of Jia Yi (賈誼)
grandson 孫 · paternal line · 2 generations
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 242
Sibling of Unnamed grandson of Jia Yi (賈生之孫)
two grandsons 孫二人 · Uncertain siblings
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 242

Key source chapters

Career and standing

commandery governor 郡守
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 242
One of the Nine Ministers 九卿
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 243

Places and affiliations

At Luoyang 雒陽
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 154

Learning and skills

Skill discoursing on the Documents 言尚書事 · Level noted
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 154

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia · 1 passage

及孝文崩，孝武皇帝立，舉賈生之孫二人至郡守，而賈嘉最好學，世其家，與余通書。 After Emperor Wen passed away and Emperor Wu ascended the throne, two of Jia Sheng's grandsons were promoted to the rank of commandery governor. Among them, Jia Jia was the most devoted to learning. He carried on the family tradition and exchanged letters with me.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

自此之後，魯周霸、孔安國，雒陽賈嘉，頗能言尚書事。 From that time on, Zhou Ba and Kong Anguo of Lu, along with Jia Jia of Luoyang, became noted for their discourse on the Documents.