Overview
Middle son of the Lord of Guzhu was a ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityLegendary · Male · Anonymous individuated
RolesFamily MemberRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passage 20
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Sibling of Bo Yi (伯夷)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passages 15, 20
- Sibling of Shu Qi (叔齊)brothers 兄弟 · Full siblingsStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passages 15, 20
- Child of Lord of Guzhu (孤竹君)father 父 · paternal line
middle son 中子 · paternal lineSources vary in certainty · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passages 15, 20
Career and standing
- Installed by the people of the stateDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passage 20
Places and affiliations
- Guzhu 孤竹Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passage 20
Source notes
- Historicity legendaryDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 61, passage 20
References in the histories
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