Ancient China · Royal Family Member and Rebel of Chu

Bai Gong Sheng 白公勝

Died BC 479

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Bai Gong Sheng was a Royal Family Member and Rebel of Chu.

Life and dates

Death

BC 479 湣公二十三年
Cause Suicide
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 150

Attested activity

BC 479 湣公二十三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 149-150

Events and relationships

Attacked
Military · Attacker · With King Hui of Chu (楚惠王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 149
Killed
Assassination · Assassin · With Ziqi (子綦)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 149
Killed
Assassination · Assassin · With Zixi (子西)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 149

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 36Houses of Chen and Qi · 2 passages

二十三年，楚之白公勝殺令尹子西、子綦，襲惠王。 In the twenty-third year, Bai Gong Sheng of Chu killed the prime ministers Zixi and Ziqi, then attacked King Hui.

葉公攻敗白公，白公自殺。 Duke Ye attacked and defeated Bai Gong, who then killed himself.