Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Ai 哀公

Ai Gong

Attested BC 494 - BC 468

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Ai was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 494 to BC 468 哀公（引述）
Directly stated · Records of the Three Kingdoms 37, passage 111

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 37Volume 37: Book of Shu 7: Biographies of Pang Tong and Fa Zheng · 1 passage

常幅巾見扶風守，守曰：「哀公雖不肖，猶臣仲尼，柳下惠不去父母之邦，欲相屈為功曹何如？」 He presented himself informally to the prefect of Fufeng, who urged him: “Even a flawed lord like Duke Ai retained Confucius; Liuxia Hui refused to abandon his homeland—might you accept appointment as Clerk of Merit?”