Ancient China · Ruler of Lu

Duke Xuan of Lu 魯宣公

Lǔ Xuāngōng

Attested BC 608 - BC 591

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Duke Xuan of Lu was a ruler of Lu.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 608 to BC 591 春秋
Dated from the passage context · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 133
BC 594 魯宣公「初稅畝」
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 83

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 26 Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 1 passage
New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2 Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 1 passage

Career and standing

Duke Xuan of Lu 魯宣公
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 83

Events and relationships

First taxed per mu
Fiscal · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 83
Murdered Prince Chi and took throne
Usurpation · Usurper · With Prince Chi (子赤)
Directly stated · New History of the Five Dynasties 2, passage 133

Assessments and attributes

Assessment criticized for first taxing per mu · Mode named-source-report Source Work Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 83

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 26, passage 83

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 26Volume 24a: Treatise on Trade 1 · 1 passage

故魯宣公「初稅畝」，春秋譏焉。 So Lu's Duke Xuan instituted the phrase "first taxing per mu," and the Spring and Autumn Annals criticized it.

New History of the Five Dynasties, Chapter 2Volume 2 Later Liang Annals 2: Taizu 2 · 1 passage

鲁桓公弑隐公而自立者，宣公弑子赤而自立者，郑厉公逐世子忽而自立者，卫公孙剽逐其君衎而自立者，圣人于《春秋》，皆不绝其为君。 Duke Huan of Lu murdered Duke Yin and took the throne; Duke Xuan murdered Prince Chi and took the throne; Duke Li of Zheng expelled the crown prince Hu and took the throne; Gongsun Piao of Wei drove out his lord Kuan and took the throne—yet in the Spring and Autumn the Sage never struck their titles as rulers.