Ancient China · Statesman

Baili Xi 百里奚

Bǎilǐ Xī

Attested BC 650 - BC 620

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Baili Xi was a statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 650 to BC 620 百里自鬻（秦穆公之世）
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 173

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 75, passage 173

Events and relationships

Sold himself
Personal · Subject · Mode allusion Speaker Wang Bao (王褒)
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 173

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 75, passage 173

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 75Volume 64b: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 2 · 1 passage

是故伊尹勤於鼎俎，太公困於鼓刀，百里自鬻，甯子飯牛，離此患也。 Yi Yin labored over pots and chopping boards; the Grand Duke was reduced to working as a butcher; Baili Xi sold himself, and Ning Qi fed oxen. In this way they suffered these hardships.