Overview
Duke Ling was a ruler.
Life and dates
Birth
- BC 543 及生子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 140
Death
- BC 493 夏，靈公卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 148
Attested activity
- BC 543 初Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 137, 140, 142-143
- BC 493 四十二年春Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 144
- BC 493 夏Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 148
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Descendant of Kang Shu (康叔)ancestor of Wei 衛祖Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 137, 139
- Parent of Kuai Kui (蒯聵)crown prince 太子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 146, 149
- Child of Duke Xiang Wu (襄公惡)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 137, 140, 143
- Child of Concubine of Duke Xiang (襄公賤妾)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 137, 140
- Spouse of Wife of Duke Ling (靈公夫人)wife 夫人 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 148
- Parent of Ying (郢)youngest son 少子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 145
Career and standing
- BC 534 立元為嗣，是為靈公Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 143
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 衛 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 143-144
Works and attributed material
- BC 493 四十二年春Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 146
Events and relationships
- Offered to make Ying heirDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 146
- Toured the suburbsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 144
Source notes
- Kang Shu commanded that this son would surely possess WeiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 137
- Yuan 元Given · Reason named-by-Kang-Shu-in-the-dream-and-by-Duke-XiangDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 137, 142
References in the histories
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