Qin and Han · Lord of Ningling and King of Wei

Jiu 咎

Jiù

Attested BC 209

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Jiu was a Lord of Ningling and King of Wei.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 209 二世元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 92

Career and standing

Lord of Ningling 甯陵君
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 92
King of Wei 魏王
Installed · Authority Chen She (陳涉)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 95

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48House of Chen She · 3 passages

市軍散，還至魏地，欲立魏後故甯陵君咎為魏王。 Zhou Shi's forces were scattered. He withdrew to the Wei territories, intending to install Jiu, the Lord of Ningling and a descendant of the Wei royal house, as King of Wei.

時咎在陳王所，不得之魏。 At the time, however, Jiu was at the court of the King of Chen and could not go to Wei.

使者五反，陳王乃立甯陵君咎為魏王，遣之國。 Envoys traveled back and forth five times before the King of Chen finally installed the Lord of Ningling, Jiu, as King of Wei and sent him to his domain.