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Hu Shegu狐射姑
A minister of the state of Jin, who followed Chong'er.
- DIRECT FIGURES
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- RELATION RECORDS
- 5
- SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Hu Shegu, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
1 figure · 1 record＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Hu YanisHu Shegu’s father
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
2 figures · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Duke Xiang of JinisHu Shegu’s ruler
Duke Wen of Jin—Hu Shegusubordinate
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Hu Shegu—Zhao Dunhostile
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Zhao Dun→Hu Shegusend family
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In history ·
A minister of the state of Jin, who advocated establishing Prince Le.
In fiction · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms · Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition
A minister of the state of Jin, who followed Chong'er; a minister of Jin, one of the followers in exile; son of Hu Yan, who bribed the Rong and Di.
Across source works
How this figure changes across texts
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- Literature / legend10 profile notes
Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
5 relations6 verified quotations- Duke Wen of Jin→ subordinate →Hu Shegu
- Zhao Dun→ send family →Hu Shegu
- Hu Shegu→ hostile →Zhao Dun
- Hu Yan→ father-son →Hu Shegu
Verified original text · 6
狐射姑
subordinate · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 27
乃使臾骈送其妻子往潞
send family · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 47
4 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
- Official history1 profile notes
Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition
0 relations0 verified quotations
History vs. fiction
The capture of Bao Manzi is a fictional invention of the novel.
In official histories such as the Records of the Grand Historian, there is no such person as the Qin general Bao Manzi, nor is there any record of Hu Yegu capturing this general. In Chapter 45 of the Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, during the famous Battle of Xiao, the novel invents the fierce Qin general Bao Manzi and arranges for the Jin general Hu Yegu (Jia Ji) to capture him alive: 'Looking up, he saw a general standing on a high cliff, surnamed Hu, named Yegu, styled Jia Ji, who shouted: "Your vanguard Bao Manzi has already been bound here."' This is a fictional general and battle scene added by the novel to enrich the details of the war.
Relationship network
Original text (1)
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Original text (1)
- father-son← Hu Yan → Hu ShegulitChronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 38Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 45
Original text (2)
Original text (1)