Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Crown Prince Ji 太子伋

Taizi Ji

Died BC 718

Passages: 3
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Crown Prince Ji was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

BC 718 to BC 700 讒殺太子伋
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 80, 84

Attested activity

BC 718 to BC 700 宣公前死太子伋
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 80, 84-85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Xuan of Wei (衛宣公)
crown prince 太子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 84
Child of Mother of Crown Prince Ji (太子伋之母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 85
Parent of Son of Crown Prince Ji (太子伋之子)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 84
Sibling of Qian Mou (黔牟)
younger brother by the same mother 同母弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 85
Sibling of Zhao Bo Wan (昭伯頑)
younger brother by the same mother 同母弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 85-86

Kinship Role same-mother younger brothers · Count 2
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 85-86

Career and standing

Crown Prince 太子
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 80, 84-85

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 衛 · Relation Of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 80

Events and relationships

Slandered and killed so Hui could replace him
BC 718 to BC 700 惠公朔之讒殺太子伋代立 · Political · Victim · With Duke Hui of Wei (衛惠公)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 80

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 80

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 37House of Wei Kang Shu · 3 passages

自懿公父惠公朔之讒殺太子伋代立至於懿公，常欲敗之，卒滅惠公之後而更立黔牟之弟昭伯頑之子申為君，是為戴公。 From Duke Yi's father, Duke Hui Shuo, who slandered and killed Crown Prince Ji to replace him, down to Duke Yi, they often wanted to overthrow them. They finally extinguished Duke Hui's descendants and instead established Qian Mou's younger brother Zhao Bo Wan's son Shen as lord, who became Duke Dai.

初，翟殺懿公也，衛人憐之，思復立宣公前死太子伋之後，伋子又死，而代伋死者子壽又無子。 Initially, when the Di killed Duke Yi, the people of Wei pitied him and thought of again installing a descendant of Duke Xuan’s deceased former crown prince Ji. Ji’s son had also died, and Shou, who had died in Ji’s place, also had no son.

太子伋同母弟二人：其一曰黔牟，黔牟嘗代惠公為君，八年復去； Crown Prince Ji had two younger brothers from the same mother: one was called Qian Mou. Qian Mou once replaced Duke Hui as lord, and after eight years again left;