Ancient China · Merchant

Lord of Tao 陶

Attested BC 470

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord of Tao was a Merchant.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 470 陶
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 122

References in the histories

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

裂地定封，富比乎陶、衛，世世稱孤，與齊久存，又一計也。 You could carve out a territory and establish a fief, growing as wealthy as the lords of Tao and Wei, styling yourself a sovereign for generations, and enduring alongside Qi—that too is a viable plan.