Ancient China · Family Member

Mother of Wu Qi 母

Attested BC 420 - BC 400

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Mother of Wu Qi was a Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

died 死
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 85

Attested activity

BC 420 to BC 400 與其母訣…母死
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 83, 85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Wu Qi (吳起)
mother 母
Sources vary in certainty · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 83

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi · 2 passages

與其母訣，齧臂而盟曰：『起不為卿相，不復入衛。』 He bid farewell to his mother, bit his arm, and swore: “If I do not become a minister or chancellor, I will not return to Wei.”

居頃之，其母死，起終不歸。 After some time, his mother died, but Wu Qi did not go home.