Overview
King Wei of Chu was a king Wei of Chu.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 339 to BC 329 楚威王Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 63, passage 38
- BC 333 楚威王攻梁Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 133
- BC 339 to BC 329 楚威王時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 116, passage 10
- BC 334 to BC 333 楚威王時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passages 131, 160
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 41 House of King Goujian of Yue 2 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45 House of Han 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 63 Biographies of Laozi and Han Fei 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 116 Treatise on the Southwestern Yi People 1 passage
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 116, passage 10
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 131
Events and relationships
- Defeated Yue, killed Wuqiang, took former Wu lands to the Zhejiang, and defeated Qi at XuzhouDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 160
- Sent envoys to recruitDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 63, passage 38
References in the histories
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