Overview
Shi She was an official.
Life and dates
Death
- Suicide by cutting throat · Cause Chose death after releasing father rather than break law or filial dutyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 63, 80
Attested activity
- BC 515 to BC 489 楚昭王Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 50
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Father of Shi Shefather 父Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 52, 54
Career and standing
- Chancellor of King Zhao of Chu 楚昭王相HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 50
- self-binding / surrender for punishment 自系ImposedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 53
- pardon 赦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 58, 61
- refused pardon 不受令Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 63
Places and affiliations
- At Chu 楚 · Relation Served inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 50
Works and attributed material
- Memorial · Author · With King Zhao of Chu (楚昭王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 54-57
- Speech · Speaker · With King Zhao of Chu (楚昭王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 59-62
Events and relationships
- Cut his own throat and diedLegal · ActorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 63
- Released his father and bound himselfDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 53
- While inspecting counties, pursued a murderer and discovered it was his fatherDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 52
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment firm, upright, incorruptible, and just, without favoritism or evasion · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 51
References in the histories
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