Overview
Zhu Jia was a Knight-errant.
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Zhu Jia of Lu | 魯朱家 | Lǔ Zhū Jiā |
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 202 及項羽滅Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 4, 9
- BC 206 to BC 195 既陰脫季布之厄Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- BC 206 to BC 195 硃家，魯人，高祖同時也Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 104, passages 30-36, 38
- BC 206 to BC 195 與高祖同時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 31
- BC 206 to BC 180 鄉者硃家Strongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passage 114
- BC 202 項籍滅，高祖購求布Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 46, passages 3, 7
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Son of Zhu Jiason 子Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 11
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 100 Biographies of Ji Bu and Luan Bu 9 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 124 Biographies of Knight-errants 8 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 46 Volume 37: Ji Bu, Luan Bu and Tian Shu 5 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 104 Volume 92: Youxias 5 passages
Career and standing
- knight-errant 俠Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 31
- knight-errant 俠Strongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passage 114
- no spare wealth 家無餘財PovertyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 36
Places and affiliations
- Polity Han 漢 · Relation Lived underDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 30
- Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Lived underStrongly inferred · Book of Han 104, passage 114
- At Lu 魯
- At east of the pass 關以東 · Relation Renowned inDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 38
Works and attributed material
- Narrative · SubjectDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passages 31-36, 38
- Speech · Speaker · With Xiahou Ying (夏侯嬰)
Events and relationships
- Bought and hidDirectly stated · Book of Han 46, passage 8
- Concealed and advocatedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 10, 12, 14, 18, 20-23
- Harbored and saved hundreds of bold knightsPersonal · ProtectorDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 32
- Secretly rescuedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 38
- Secretly delivered Ji Bu then never met againDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- Sheltered and saved heroes by the hundredsCharity · BenefactorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 33
Show 5 more source-backed claims
- Relation Benefactor of · Person Ji Bu (季布)Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 37
- Relation Patron of · Person Ji Bu (季布)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passages 9-10, 24
- Relation Rescuer of · Person Ji Bu (季布)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 38
- Relation Father figure to · Person Tian Zhong (田仲)Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 39
- Relation Patron mentor of · Person Tian Zhong (田仲)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passage 40
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment great knight-errant · Mode named-source-report Witness Person Id Xiahou Ying (夏侯嬰)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 100, passage 24
- Assessment never boasted; aided the poor first; integrity and modesty · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 124, passages 27, 34-35
- Assessment none east of the pass but wished to associate with him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 38
- Assessment would have been ashamed of the later bandit-knights · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 114
- did not boast; feared being seen by those helped; relieved poor first; lived frugally; put others' crises above his ownCharacterDirectly stated · Book of Han 104, passages 33-36
References in the histories
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