Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Wen Yi Gu 文公益姑

Wen Gong Yigu

First attested BC 553; died BC 540

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Wen Yi Gu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 540 文公十四年卒
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 165

Attested activity

BC 553 to BC 540 文公十四年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 165

Family

Sibling of Duke Ping Yu (平公郁)
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 165
Sibling of Duke Xiao Gai (孝公丐)
younger brother 弟 · Uncertain siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 164

Places and affiliations

At Qi 杞 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 155

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 36Houses of Chen and Qi · 2 passages

孝公十七年卒，弟文公益姑立。 Duke Xiao died in his seventeenth year, and his younger brother Duke Wen Yi Gu succeeded him.

文公十四年卒，弟平公郁立。 In his fourteenth year, Duke Wen died and was succeeded by his younger brother Duke Ping Yu.