Overview
Zhi Buyi was an official and Aristocrat.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Posthumous name | Trustworthy Marquis | 信侯 | Xìn Hóu |
Life and dates
Death
- died 薨Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 129
- Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 122
Attested activity
- BC 180 to BC 157 事文帝Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 55, passage 118
- BC 180 事文帝Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 108
- BC 154 吳楚反Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 115
- BC 140 建元年中免Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 118
- BC 143 景帝後元年Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 165
- BC 143 景帝後元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 116
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Ancestor of Pengzu (彭祖)Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 130
- Ancestor of Zhi Wang (直望)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 123
- Parent of Son of Zhi Buyison 子Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 130
- Parent of Zhi Xiangru (直相如)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 122
- Kinship Role elder brothers · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 113
- Kinship Role elder-brothers · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 124
Key source chapters
Career and standing
- Grand Secretary 御史大夫AppointedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 165
- Imperial Secretary 御史大夫Appointed · From Source Date: Text: 景帝後元年 · Western Year: BC 143Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 116
- office 官DismissedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 167
- gentleman-at-court 郎HeldDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 118
- mounted attendant 郎HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 108
- Grand Counselor of the Household 中大夫PromotedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 122
Show 4 more source-backed claims
- Grand Palace Counselor 太中大夫PromotedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 111
- Marquis of Sai 塞侯EnfeoffedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 166; Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 117
- Trustworthy Marquis (posthumous) 信侯BestowedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 129
- DismissedBC 140 to BC 135 武帝建元年中 · DismissalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 118
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 117
- Polity Western Han 漢 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 108
- At Nanyang 南陽Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 117; Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 107
Learning and skills
- studied the teachings of Laozi 學老子言Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 119
- Subject Laozi’s words 老子言 · Relation StudiedDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 126
- Belief Daoism / Laozi 老子言 · Relation Adherent ofDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 119
- Belief Laozi’s teachings 老子言 · Relation Student ofDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 126
Works and attributed material
- Speech · SpeakerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 113
Events and relationships
- Repaid gold without defensePersonal · ActorDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passages 119-121
- Struck rebelsMilitary · Commander · At Wu and Chu revolt 吳楚Directly stated · Book of Han 55, passage 164
- StruckMilitary · Commander · At Wu and Chu 吳楚Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passage 115
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment man of mature years / gentleman · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 55, passages 121, 128
- Assessment man-of-integrity-elder · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 103, passages 110, 121
References in the histories
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