Overview
Master Chu was an official and Commentator.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 80 to BC 40 臣為郎時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 92
- BC 74 to BC 49 褚先生曰:臣為郎時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 109
- BC 74 to BC 33 褚先生曰Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 74
- c. BC 100 褚先生曰Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 154
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13 Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties 2 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48 House of Chen She 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 104 Biography of Tian Shu 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 127 Biographies of Soothsayers 1 passage
Career and standing
- Gentleman of the Palace 郎Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 74
- gentleman-attendant 郎HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 92
- Palace Gentleman 郎HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passages 109, 128
Places and affiliations
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 109
Works and attributed material
- Commentary · Speaker · Speaker Master Chu (褚先生)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passages 109-132
- Commentary · Speaker · Topic benevolence and righteousness as the basis of rule and introduction of Jia Yi’s wordsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 154-158
- Commentary · SpeakerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 74
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passages 40-71, 73-93
Events and relationships
- Relation Interlocutor of · Person Master Zhang (張夫子)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passages 38, 40
Source notes
- Shared office with a Gentleman-in-Waiting under the Grand Diviner who reported Emperor Wu anecdote 與太卜待詔為郎者同署Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 127, passage 128
References in the histories
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