Overview
Wu Qi was a Strategist and General.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityUncertain · Male
Life and dates
Death
- ExecutedDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 102
- shot and stabbed 射刺 · At Chu 楚Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 154
Attested activity
- legendary antiquityDirectly stated · Old History of the Five Dynasties 62, passage 64
- BC 410 to BC 381 事魯君…楚悼王Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 76, 154
- BC 440 to BC 381 受業於子夏之倫，為王者師Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 12
- c. BC 400 吳、孫《兵法》Directly stated · Book of Later Han 130, passage 124
- BC 440 to BC 381 吳起Dated from the passage context · Records of the Three Kingdoms 62, passage 174
- BC 412 to BC 381 吳起守西河Strongly inferred · Book of Liang 38, passages 275-276
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- BC 440 to BC 381 吳起與田文論功Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 38, passage 98
- BC 400 孫、吳用兵Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 103, passage 52
- BC 440 to BC 381 孫吳Strongly inferred · Book of Jin 117, passage 122
- BC 400 孫吳用兵Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 91
- BC 381 悼王死…射刺吳起Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 153-154
- BC 400 戰國Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 25, passage 58
- BC 440 to BC 381 戰國之世Dated from the passage context · Book of Later Han 31, passage 156
- c. BC 400 戰國吳起Directly stated · Book of Liang 20, passage 198
- c. BC 390 戰國時期Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 170
- BC 389 to BC 381 楚、魏用吳起Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 11
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Mother of Wu Qi (母)mother 母Sources vary in certainty · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 83
- Spouse of Wife of Wu Qi (齊女)wife 妻Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 77
Key source chapters
- Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65 Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi 46 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 25 Volume 23: Treatise on Punishment and Law 4 passages
- Book of Liang, Chapter 38 Volume 38: Zhu Yi; He Chen 2 passages
- Book of Han, Chapter 76 Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo 1 passage
- Book of Han, Chapter 103 Volume 91: Usurers 1 passage
Career and standing
- teacher of kings 王者師Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 12
- chancellor of Chu 相楚AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 145
- general 將AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 79, 95
- governor of Xihe 西河守AppointedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 105, 115
- EnteredDismissedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 91
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 117, passage 122
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation Served
- Polity Lu 魯 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 76, 79
- Polity Wei 衛 · Relation Native ofDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 75
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Associated withDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 58
- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation ServedStrongly inferred · Book of Jin 117, passage 122
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- Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Served
- At Wei 衛Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 75
- At Chu 楚 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 144
- At Xihe 西河 · Relation Posted toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 105, 115
Learning and skills
- Teacher Person Id Zengzi (曾子)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 76
- Skill military affairs 用兵 · Level renownedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 75, 94
Works and attributed material
- military writings 篇籍Relation Associated authorDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 58
- Art of War 兵法Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 130, passage 124
- Wu Qi's Art of War 吳起兵法Relation AuthorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 157
- With leather screen and canopy, it is called the armored escort chariot. 有巾有蓋，謂之武剛車。Directly stated · Book of Later Han 130, passage 124
- Speech · Speaker · With Tian Wen (田文)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 117, 119, 121, 123, 125, 128
- Speech · Speaker · With Marquis Wu of Wei (武侯)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 108-113
Events and relationships
- Attacked Qin and captured five citiesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 95
- Captured enemies and established victoriesMilitary strategic · StrategistDirectly stated · Book of Han 25, passage 58
- Clarified laws and strengthened Chu armyReform · ChancellorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 146-150
- Commanded the armies of the six statesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passage 170
- Defeated Qi for LuMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 80
- Disputed meritDirectly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 98
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- Killed after King Dao diedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 153-154
- Killed more than thirty slanderers and left WeiHomicide · Perpetrator · At Wei city gate 衛郭門Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 82
- Served as teacher of kingsScholarly · TeacherDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 12
- Western river achievement depended on heavy employmentDirectly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 276
- Won victories against weak enemiesMilitary · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 11
- Would have had no success if only nurturing the peopleDirectly stated · Book of Liang 38, passage 275
- Relation Co author with · Person Sun (孫)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 130, passage 124
- Relation Rival of · Person Tian Wen (田文)Directly stated · Book of Later Han 38, passage 98
- Relation Student of · Person Zengzi (曾子)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passages 76, 84
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment greedy and fond of women but unmatched in using troops · Mode speaker-judgment Speaker Li Kui (李悝)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 94
- Assessment harsh, cruel, lacking benevolence · Mode historian-judgment Source Person Id Sima Qian (司馬遷)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 160
- Assessment skilled, incorruptible, fair, wins soldiers hearts · Mode narrativeDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 105
- Assessment suspicious and cruel · Mode named-source-reportDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 65, passage 81
References in the histories
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