Overview
Lü Jia was a Chancellor of Nanyue.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 112 元鼎五年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passages 96, 99
- BC 112 元鼎五年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 114, passage 47
- BC 111 元鼎六年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passages 117, 125
- BC 113 元鼎四年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 68
- BC 111 呂嘉小忠，令佗無後Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 142
- BC 112 會呂嘉反Directly stated · Book of Han 68, passage 182
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- BC 112 越相呂嘉不欲內屬Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 129
Family
- Sibling of Younger brother of Lu Jiayounger brother 弟Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 79
- Kinship Role daughters married to princes/royal clan · Count 2Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 72
- Kinship Role sons married to royal daughters · Count 2Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 72
- Kinship Role clansmen in senior offices · Count 70 · 七十餘人Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 72
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 113 Treatise on the Nanyue 25 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 68 Volume 58: Gongsun Hong, Bu Shi and Er Kuan 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 75 Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 96 Volume 85: Gu Yong and Du Ye 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 102 Volume 90: Cruel Officials 1 passage
Career and standing
- Chancellor of Nanyue 丞相HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passages 68, 72
- Chancellor of Yue 越相HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 129
- EnteredDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 128
Places and affiliations
- Polity Southern Yue 南越 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 129
Works and attributed material
- Proclamation · Author · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passages 96-98
Events and relationships
- Caused extinction of lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 142
- Fled by seaMilitary · FugitiveDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 125
- InstalledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 100
- Killed king queen envoysDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 99
- Raised troops killed king and Han envoysDated from the passage context · Book of Han 75, passage 129
- RebelledRebellion · LeaderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passages 96, 99
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- RebelledRebellion · RebelDirectly stated · Book of Han 68, passage 182
- Relation Adversary of · Person Zhao Tuo (趙佗)Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 142
- Relation Marriage linked to · Person Zhao Guang (趙光)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 72
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment commanded more popular loyalty than the king · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 73
- Assessment petty / narrow-minded loyalty · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 113, passage 142
References in the histories
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