Ancient China · Ruler

King Wen 文王

Wen Wang

Legendary antiquity

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wen was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Book of Zhou 9, passage 3

References in the histories

Book of Zhou, Chapter 9Volume 9 Biographies 1: Empresses · 1 passage

《詩》述文王之美，稱「刑于寡妻」。 The Book of Poetry describes the beauty of King Wen, praising "He took his example from his wife alone."