Ancient China · Zhou Ancestor

Great King 大王

Dawang

Attested BC 1150 - BC 1100

Passages: 3
Chapters: 3
Histories: 2

Overview

Great King was a Zhou Ancestor.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1120 大王命季歷
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 64
BC 1150 to BC 1100 梁惠王謀欲攻趙，孟軻稱大王去邠。
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 42

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 74 Volume 64a: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 1 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13 Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74 Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing 1 passage

Events and relationships

Departed from Bin
Migration · Subject · At Bin 邠
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 42
Relation Commander of · Person Ji Li (季歷) · [object Object]
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 13, passage 64

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 74Volume 64a: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 1 · 1 passage

臣聞周德始乎後稷，長於公劉，大於大王，成於文、武，顯於周公，德澤上昭，天下漏泉，無所不通。 The virtue of Zhou began with Hou Ji, swelled through Duke Liu and the Great King, ripened under Wen and Wu, and shone through the Duke of Zhou until grace soaked the realm like water from a spring.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 1 passage

大王命季歷，明天瑞也。 Great King commanded Ji Li, to illuminate the heavenly omens.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing · 1 passage

梁惠王謀欲攻趙，孟軻稱大王去邠。 When King Hui of Liang planned to attack Zhao, Meng Ke cited the Great King’s departure from Bin.