Ancient China · Official

Zuji 祖己

Zǔjǐ

Attested BC 1250 - BC 1192

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zuji was an official.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1250 to BC 1192 祖己
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 3, passage 149

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 3 passages

祖己曰：「王勿憂，先修政事。」 Zuji said, "Do not fear, my king. Set your government in order first."

祖己乃訓王曰：「唯天監下典厥義，降年有永有不永，非天夭民，中絕其命。 Zuji lectured the king: "Heaven looks down and grounds its justice in right conduct; it grants long or short life, not to cut men off in youth but to end those who stray mid-course.

祖己嘉武丁之以祥雉為德，立其廟為高宗，遂作高宗肜日及訓。 Zu Ji praised Wu Ding for turning the auspicious pheasant omen into virtue; his temple was established as Gaozong, and Gaozong’s Rong Day and its instruction were composed.