Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Huan Bao 桓公鮑

Huan Gong Bao

First attested BC 720; died BC 705

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Huan Bao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 705 三十八年正月甲戌己丑
died 卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 27

Attested activity

BC 705 三十八年正月...桓公鮑卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 27
BC 720 桓公二十三年，魯隱公初立
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 24

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Crown Prince Mian (太子免)
crown prince 太子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 28
Child of Duke Wen Yu (文公圉)
eldest son 長子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 23
Parent of Duke Li Yue (利公躍)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passages 40-41
Parent of Duke Xuan Chu Jiu (宣公杵臼)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 40
Parent of Duke Zhuang Lin (莊公林)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 40
Sibling of Duke Li Tuo (厲公佗)
younger brother 弟 · Paternal half siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 28

Career and standing

桓公
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 23

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 36Houses of Chen and Qi · 7 passages

十年，文公卒，長子桓公鮑立。 In the tenth year, Duke Wen died, and his eldest son Duke Huan Bao succeeded him.

桓公二十三年，魯隱公初立。 In the twenty-third year of Duke Huan's reign, Duke Yin of Lu first ascended the throne.

三十八年正月甲戌己丑，桓公鮑卒。 In the thirty-eighth year, in the first month, between the jiaxu and jichou days, Duke Huan Bao died.

桓公弟佗，其母蔡女，故蔡人為佗殺五父及桓公太子免而立佗，是為厲公。 Duke Huan's younger brother Tuo, whose mother was a Cai woman: the Cai people killed Wu Fu and Duke Huan's crown prince Mian on Tuo's behalf, then established Tuo, who became Duke Li.

桓公病而亂作，國人分散，故再赴。 Duke Huan fell ill and chaos arose. The people scattered, so the death was announced twice.

七年，厲公所殺桓公太子免之三弟，長曰躍，中曰林，少曰杵臼，共令蔡人誘厲公以好女，與蔡人共殺厲公而立躍，是為利公。 In the seventh year, the three younger brothers of Crown Prince Mian of Duke Huan, whom Duke Li had killed—the eldest named Yue, the middle named Lin, the youngest named Chu Jiu—together commanded the Cai people to lure Duke Li with beautiful women, and together with the Cai people killed Duke Li and established Yue, who became Duke Ligong.

利公者，桓公子也。 Duke Li was Duke Huan's son.