Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Huan of Qi 齊桓公

Attested BC 685 - BC 643

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Huan of Qi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 685 to BC 643 齊桓
Uncertain · Book of Liang 11, passage 36

Assessments and attributes

Assessment united realm though middling man · Mode quotation Speaker Zhang Hongce (張弘策)
Directly stated · Book of Liang 11, passage 36

References in the histories

Book of Liang, Chapter 11Volume 11: Zhang Hongce; Yu Yu; Zheng Shaoshu; Lü Sengzhen · 2 passages

弘策因說王曰：「昔周室旣衰，諸侯力爭，齊桓蓋中人耳，遂能一匡九合，民到于今稱之。 Hongce urged the prince, "When Zhou waned, lords fought for power; Duke Huan of Qi was no more than an ordinary man, yet he united the realm nine times, and men still praise him.

如此，則桓、文之業可成，不世之功可建。 Do that, and the deeds of Huan and Wen are yours, and glory beyond the age is within reach.