Ancient China · Aristocrat

Marquis of Sui 隨侯

Sui Hou

Attested BC 500

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Marquis of Sui was an aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 500 隨侯之珠
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 223

References in the histories

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

故無因至前，雖出隨侯之珠，夜光之璧，猶結怨而不見德。 Thus, when something arrives without introduction, even if one produces the pearl of the Marquis of Sui or a jade disc that glows in the dark, it will still breed resentment rather than gratitude.