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- ↑ (先主定益州後，為功曹書佐。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
- ↑ (時郡內士人龔祿、姚伷位二千石，當世有聲名，皆與嶷友善。) Sanguozhi vol. 43.
- ↑ (建興元年，為廣漢太守。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
- ↑ (丞相亮北駐漢中，闢為掾。並進文武之士，) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
- ↑ (亮稱曰：「忠益者莫大於進人，進人者各務其所尚；今姚掾並存剛柔，以廣文武之用，可謂博雅矣，原諸掾各希此事，以屬其望。」) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
- ↑ (遷為參軍。亮卒，稍遷為尚書僕射。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
- ↑ (時人服其真誠篤粹。延熙五年卒，在作讚之後。) Sanguozhi vol. 45.
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