Duke Wen of Jin (文公)

Overview

Duke Wen of Jin was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 636 to BC 628 春秋晉文公
Strongly inferred · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 41

Places and affiliations

Polity Jin 晉 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 41

Events and relationships

Imagined in selection hall
Counterfactual · Exemplar
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 41

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Old Book of Tang 153, passage 41

References in the histories

Old Book of Tang, Chapter 153Volume 149 Biographies 99: Yu Xiulie, Ling Huhuan, Gui Chongjing, Xi Zhi, Zhang Jian, Jiang Yi, Liu Deng, Shen Chuanshi · 1 passage

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若引文公、尼父登之於銓廷，則雖圖書《易象》之大訓，以判體挫之，曾不及徐、庾。 If Duke Wen of Jin and Confucius stood in the selection hall, their great teachings in the classics and Changes would be judged by the essay form and would rank below Xu and Yu.