Ancient China · Statesman and Musician

Zou Ji 騶忌

Attested BC 356 - BC 320

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zou Ji was a statesman and Musician.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 356 to BC 320 以鼓琴干威王
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 17

Family

Qi had three Masters Zou 齊有三騶子
Kinship Role Masters Zou of Qi · Count 3 · Members Zou Ji (騶忌), Zou Yan (鄒衍), Zou Shi (騶奭)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 16

Career and standing

chancellor 相
Received seal
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 17
Marquis of Cheng 成侯
Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 17

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passages 16-17

Events and relationships

Sought audience by playing the qin
Political · Seeker · With King Wei of Qi (齊威王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 17
Relation Preceded in time · Person Meng Ke (孟軻)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 74, passage 17

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 74Biographies of Mengzi and Xun Qing · 1 passage

其前騶忌，以鼓琴干威王，因及國政，封為成侯而受相印，先孟子。 The earlier one was Zou Ji, who sought audience with King Wei by playing the qin, thereby reaching state affairs, was enfeoffed as Marquis of Cheng and received the chancellor's seal, before Mengzi.