Overview
Sunshu Ao was an official and Statesman.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male
Life and dates
Death
- BC 630 to BC 593 孫叔云亡Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 243
- BC 613 to BC 591 楚莊王之時IllnessDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 64
- BC 613 to BC 591 楚莊王之時Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 79
Attested activity
- BC 630 to BC 593 孫叔云亡Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 243
- BC 630 to BC 593 孫叔敖Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 213
- BC 613 to BC 591 楚莊王之世Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 30
- BC 613 to BC 591 楚莊王之時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passages 47, 63
- BC 630 to BC 593 相楚Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Son of Sun Shuao (孫叔敖之子)son 子
father 父Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passages 64-67 - Spouse of Wife of Sun Shuao (孫叔敖之妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 87
- Spouse of Wife of Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
- Kinship Role children · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 87
- Kinship Role descendants · Quantity ten generationsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 89
- Kinship Role descendants · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 119 Biographies of Upright Officials 10 passages
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 126 Biographies of Jesters 8 passages
- Book of Later Han, Chapter 31 Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan 3 passages
- Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 32 Volume 32 Biographies 24: Lu Fahe; Wang Lin (General) 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 76 Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo 1 passage
Career and standing
- reclusive scholar 處士Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 4
- Chancellor of Chu 楚相AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 5-6
- Chancellor of Chu 楚相BC 613 to BC 591 楚莊王之時 · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passages 63, 78, 87
- minister of Chu 相楚HeldDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
- chancellor 相Left · three times without regretDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 83, passage 213
- fief of Qiuqiu 寢丘之封Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
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- RemovedDismissed · Count 3Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 25
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 243
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation Served
- At Chu 楚 · Relation FromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 4
- At Shaobo 芍陂 · Relation Commemorated at · Mode quotation Speaker Zhu Yang (朱瑒)Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 243
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotation · With Son of Sun Shuao (孫叔敖之子) · Mode quotation Speaker Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passages 64-65
- Speech · Speaker · With King Zhuang of Chu (楚莊)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 10, 12-15, 18-20
Events and relationships
- Appointed chancellor three times without elation; dismissed three times without regretCareer · ChancellorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 24-25
- Had neighborhoods raise door thresholds so people raised carriages themselvesDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 17-22
- Implemented teachings and guided the people; superiors and subordinates harmonizedAdministration · ChancellorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 6-7
- Restored former currency after market disorderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passages 9-16
- Spoke one word and the market of Ying was restoredPolicy · Speaker · At Ying 郢Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 77
- Trees planted at ShaoboDirectly stated · Book of Northern Qi 32, passage 243
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- Relation Successor of · Person Yuqiu (虞丘)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 5
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment austere minister; descendants later enfeoffed at Qiuqiu · Mode speech Speaker Liu Kuang (劉匡)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 30, passage 214
- Assessment maintained integrity until death · Mode quotation Speaker You Meng (優孟)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 87
- Assessment poured out loyalty and served with integrity so that the king became hegemon · Mode quotation Speaker You Meng (優孟)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 78
- Assessment recognized You Meng as a man of true worth · Mode named-person-judgment Source Person Id Sunshu Ao (孫叔敖)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 63
- Assessment transformed the people without frequent decrees; near and far modeled themselves after him · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 23
Source notes
- Value historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 119, passage 4
References in the histories
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