Ancient China · Ruler

Crown Prince of Chu 太子

Attested BC 381

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Crown Prince of Chu as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Crown Prince of Chu 太子
Title crown prince 太子
Title the crown prince 太子

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 太子立 · Western Year: BC 381
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:065:s0155

Family

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  • Child of King Dao of Chu (悼王)
    Kinship Term: crown prince / 太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
    Kinship Term: crown prince / 太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Career and standing

  • Label: executed clans who shot Wu Qi and struck the corpse / 盡誅射吳起而并中王尸者 · Action: ordered

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 65Biographies of Sun Tzu and Wu Qi · 1 passage