Prince Wuji of Wei (魏公子無忌)

Overview

Prince Wuji of Wei was a Warring States prince of Wei and military leader known as Lord Xinling.

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal name	Wuji	毋忌	Wuji

BC 243 竟病酒而卒
Cause drink-related illness 病酒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 146

BC 257 to BC 247 公子留趙十年不歸
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 127
BC 260 to BC 243 少時及魏公子毋忌為客
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 41, passage 2
c. BC 257 戰國時期
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 168
BC 243 日夜為樂飲者四歲，竟病酒而卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 146
BC 276 昭王薨，安釐王即位，封公子為信陵君
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 2
BC 249 莊襄王元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 85, passages 52, 56

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BC 257 魏公子無忌救趙
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 89
BC 247 魏安釐王三十年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 136
BC 257 魏安釐王二十年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 40-41
BC 262 to BC 243 魏有信陵君
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 78, passage 106
BC 276 to BC 243 魏無忌時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 93, passage 58

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

General-in-Chief 上將軍
Appointed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 135
Received
At Xiang 鄗 · bathing fief
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 113
Lord Xinling 信陵君
Received
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 2
Restored
At Xinling 信陵
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 113
Remained
Exile in Zhao
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 99, 127
Replaced
Dismissed from command
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 144

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forged the king's order 矯魏王令
Committed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 85, 98

Polity Wei · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 1
Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 85, passage 56
At Daliang 大梁 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 121
At Zhao 趙 · Relation Resided in
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 112, 127
Organization three thousand retainers 食客三千人 · Relation Patron of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 6

Skill attracting retainers 下士 · Level renowned
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 5-6

Had beheaded
Vengeance · Sponsor · With Lady Ruji's enemy (如姬之仇)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 63
Led the anti Qin alliances of the feudal states
Alliance · Lord
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 168-169
Led five states defeated Qin
BC 247 魏安釐王三十年 · Military · Commander · With Meng Ao (蒙驁) · At north of Yellow River 河外
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 136, 138
Personally welcomed Hou Ying
Social · Host
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 21, 31
Pursued Qin to Hangu Pass
Military · Commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 139
Seized Jin Bi army and relieved Zhao
BC 257 救趙 · Military · Commander · With Jin Bi (晉鄙)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 89

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Seized Jin Bi army with tally rescued Handan
BC 257 魏安釐王二十年 · Military · Commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 40, 85, 88, 92-93
Was presented as Wei's decisive defender
State defense · Mode quoted-memorial Source Person Id He Wu (何武)
Directly stated · Book of Han 93, passage 58

Assessment discerning, loyal, generous, caring toward followers, and respectful of worthy men · Mode quoted-source-judgment Source Person Id Jia Yi (賈誼)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 168
Assessment no-worthy-man-equaled-him · Mode named-speech Speaker King Xiaocheng of Zhao (趙孝成王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 95
Assessment worthy-and-deferential-to-scholars · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passages 5, 155
Item seal of General-in-Chief 上將軍印 · Relation Received
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 135
Item tiger tally / army tally 兵符 · Relation Obtained
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 77, passage 67