Ancient China · Hermit and Scholar

Duan Ganmu 木

Mu

Attested BC 445 - BC 396

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Duan Ganmu was a Hermit and Scholar.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 445 to BC 396 受業於子夏之倫，為王者師
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passages 12-13
BC 445 to BC 396 木偃息以蕃魏
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 117, passage 205

Key source chapters

Book of Han, Chapter 117 Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121 Biographies of Confucian Scholars 1 passage

Career and standing

teacher of kings 王者師
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 12
Entered
Retirement
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 205

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 魏 · Relation Associated with
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 205

Events and relationships

Served as teacher of kings
Scholarly · Teacher
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 12
Strengthened Wei by withdrawal
Political · Exemplar
Directly stated · Book of Han 117, passage 205

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 117Volume 100a: Afterword and Family History 1 · 1 passage

木偃息以蕃魏兮，申重繭以存荊。 Duan Ganmu's retirement by moral example strengthened Wei; Shen Baoxu's bleeding feet saved Chu from ruin.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

如田子方、段干木、吳起、禽滑釐之屬，皆受業於子夏之倫，為王者師。 Figures like Tian Zifang, Duan Ganmu, Wu Qi, and Qin Guli all studied under the circle of Zixia and went on to become teachers of kings.