Qin and Han · Ruler

Bi, King of Wu 吳王濞

Wu Wang Bi

Died BC 154

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Bi, King of Wu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 154 孝景三年
Beheaded by Yue people
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passage 172

Attested activity

BC 154 孝景三年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 57, passages 152, 170

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 57House of Zhou Bo, Marquis of Jiang · 3 passages

吳王濞棄其軍，而與壯士數千人亡走，保於江南丹徒。 The King of Wu, Bi, abandoned his army and fled with several thousand of his strongest men, taking refuge at Dantu south of the Yangtze.

漢兵因乘勝，遂盡虜之，降其兵，購吳王千金。 The Han forces pressed their advantage and captured every last one, accepting the surrender of the remaining troops and placing a bounty of a thousand jin of gold on the King of Wu.

月餘，越人斬吳王頭以告。 Over a month later, the Yue people beheaded the King of Wu and sent his head as proof.