Jia Kui (賈逵) | 24 Histories

Overview

Jia Kui was an official.

PeriodThree Kingdoms and Six Dynasties

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Attested activity

AD 220 to AD 228 魏賈逵
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 180

Career and standing

Marquis Jia 賈侯
Held
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 180

Events and relationships

Dammed ru river built canal
Engineering · Builder · At Ru River 汝水
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 180

Assessments and attributes

Item Marquis Jia's Canal 賈侯渠 · Relation Namesake
Directly stated · History of Jin 50, passage 180

References in the histories

History of Jin, Chapter 50Volume 50 Treatises 31: Finance and Economics 5: Monopoly Markets, State Purchase of Grain, Rice Fields, Agricultural Land Administration, Buying of Titles or Pardons With Grain and Selling of Ordination Certificates · 1 passage

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魏賈逵堰汝水為新陂，通運二百餘裏，人謂之賈侯渠。 Under Wei, Jia Kui dammed the Ru River into a new reservoir linking transport for over 200 li, known as Marquis Jia's Canal.