Overview
Rang Ju was a general and Grand Marshal of Qi.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityUncertain · Male
Other names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal name | Sima Rangju | 司馬穰苴 | Sīmǎ Rángjū |
Life and dates
Death
- Cause Illness · Fell ill and died after dismissalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 44
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 230
- BC 550 to BC 490 《穰苴》所述春秋齊將之世Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 9, passage 74
- BC 550 to BC 500 司馬穰苴Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 94
- BC 548 to BC 490 齊景公時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passages 2, 5
Family
- Descendant of Tian Wan (田完)descendant 苗裔 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 1
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 64 Biography of Sima Rangju 19 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 9 Volume 9: Wang Mao; Cao Jingzong; Liu Qingyuan 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57 House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang 1 passage
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65 Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi 1 passage
Origins and identity
- descendant of Tian Wan 田完之苗裔Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 1
Career and standing
- general 將軍BC 548 to BC 490 齊景公時 · AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 5
- Grand Marshal 大司馬AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 41
- honored as Grand Marshal 尊為大司馬ReceivedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 41
- EnteredBC 548 to BC 490 齊景公時 · DismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 44
- long lowly 素卑賤Lowly originDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 6
- minor collateral of the Tian clan 田氏庶孽Minor collateral of the Tian clanDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 4
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- beheaded the envoy's groom and displayed chariot-horse punishment 斬其仆，車之左駙，馬之左驂，以徇三軍ExecutedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 30
- beheaded Zhuang Jia before the three armies 斬莊賈以徇三軍Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 22
Places and affiliations
- Polity Qi 齊 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passages 2, 5
- Organization Tian clan 田氏 · Relation Member ofDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 4
Works and attributed material
- Records of Rang Ju 穰苴Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Book of Liang 9, passage 74
- Sima Rangju Military Methods 司馬穰苴兵法Relation Subject ofDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 48
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Zhuang Jia (莊賈)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passages 8, 15, 17-18
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passages 6, 25, 29
Events and relationships
- Appointed to defend against Yan and JinBC 548 to BC 490 齊景公時 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 5
- Arrived early at camp, set time marker and water clock, awaited Zhuang JiaMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 9
- Beheaded Zhuang Jia as exemplary punishmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 22
- Consulted army judge on galloping through the campLegal · AuthorityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 26
- Consulted army judge on penalty for late arrivalLegal · AuthorityDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 19
- Overturned time marker, drained water clock, mustered troops and proclaimed regulationsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 13
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- Personally cared for soldiers' camps, wells, stoves, food, illness, and medicineMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 32
- Pursued withdrawing enemies and recovered lost territoriesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passages 36-38
- Released troops and regulations, swore covenant, then entered townsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 39
- Shared general's provisions equally with soldiersMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 33
- Waited three days for the weak to recover, then mustered troopsMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 34
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment merely led campaigns for a small state and lacked leisure for the ritual courtesies of the Sima Military Methods · Mode historian-judgment Speaker Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 64, passage 50
References in the histories
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