Overview
Duke Xian was a ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
RolesAristocratRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Death
- BC 544 是年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 134
Attested activity
- BC 544 三年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 132
- BC 547 十二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 126-127
- BC 559 十八年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 114
- BC 544 是年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 134
- BC 564 獻公十三年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 112
- BC 546 獻公後元年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 131
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Palace concubine of Duke Xian (宮妾)palace concubine 宮妾Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 112
- Parent of Duke Xiang Wu (襄公惡)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 134
Career and standing
- EndedBC 547 亡在外十二年 · Exile · Duration Years 12Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 130
- EnteredBC 559 十八年 · Exile · At Qi 齊Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 122
- former Duke Xian of Wei 故衛獻公BC 547 十二年 · Former ruler · HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 126
- executed Ning Xi 誅甯喜Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 131
- had Cao whipped three hundred times 笞曹三百Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 113, 119
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wei 衛 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 112, 119, 122
- BC 559 十八年At Ju 聚邑 · Relation Resided inDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 122
- BC 559 十八年At Qi 齊 · Relation Fled toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 122, 127
Events and relationships
- Attacked and expelledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 121
- Jin attacked Wei and lured an allianceBC 547 十二年 · Military · BeneficiaryDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 128
- Ordered zither instructionDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 112
- Restored to WeiDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 129-130
- Shot geese in parkBC 559 十八年 · Hunting · Principal · At the park 囿Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 115-116
- Sought restoration in JinDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 126-128
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- Summoned to dine then kept waitingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 114-116
- Relation Consort of · Person Palace concubine of Duke Xian (宮妾)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 112-113
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 112
References in the histories
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