Ancient China · Official

Grand Officer Zhong 大夫種

Dafu Zhong

Attested BC 496 - BC 472

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Grand Officer Zhong was an official.

Life and dates

Death

Execution
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 212

Attested activity

BC 496 to BC 472 大夫種
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 212

References in the histories

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

越用大夫種之謀，禽勁吳，霸中國，而卒誅其身。 Yue employed the strategies of Grand Officer Zhong, captured the mighty state of Wu, and achieved hegemony over the Central States—yet in the end put Zhong to death.