Ancient China · Statesman

Baili Xi 百里奚

Attested BC 650

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Baili Xi was a statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 650 百里奚
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 189

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 83Biographies of Lu Zhonglian and Zou Yang · 1 passage

故百里奚乞食於路，繆公委之以政； Baili Xi once begged for food by the roadside, yet Duke Mu of Qin entrusted him with the government.