Ancient China · Official

Yin Jifu 吉甫

Attested BC 827 - BC 782

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Yin Jifu was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 827 to BC 782 周宣王之世
Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 143

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 1 passage

昔周宣中興之主，齊桓霸強之君耳，猶有申伯、召虎、夷吾、吉甫攘其蝥賊，安其疆宇。 King Xuan and Duke Huan were only restorer and hegemon, yet they needed Shen Bo, Zhao Hu, Guan Zhong, and Yin Jifu to scourge pests and secure the frontier.