Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Yi Chi 懿公赤

Yi Gong Chi

First attested BC 669; died BC 660

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Yi Chi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 660 九年，翟伐衛……殺懿公
Killed · Agent the Di 翟
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 76, 78, 84

Attested activity

BC 669 三十一年，惠公卒，子懿公赤立
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 74-75
BC 660 九年，翟伐衛……殺懿公
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 76-79, 84

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Hui of Wei (衛惠公)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 74, 80

Career and standing

Duke of Wei 懿公
BC 669 三十一年，惠公卒，子懿公赤立 · Succeeded
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 74-75
BC 668 懿公即位
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 75

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 衛 · Relation Of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 74

Works and attributed material

Speech · Subject · Direct quotation · Mode quotation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 77

Events and relationships

Failed to raise troops
BC 660 九年，翟伐衛，衛懿公欲發兵，兵或畔 · Military · Ruler
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 76
Killed when Di entered Wei
BC 660 翟於是遂入，殺懿公 · Military · Victim
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 78

Assessments and attributes

Assessment common people and high ministers all refused to submit at his installation · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 79
Assessment loved cranes and was licentious, pleasure-loving, and extravagant · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 75, 77
loved cranes
Preference
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 75-77

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 74

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 37House of Wei Kang Shu · 7 passages

三十一年，惠公卒，子懿公赤立。 In the thirty-first year, Duke Hui died, and his son Duke Yi Chi succeeded him.

懿公即位，好鶴，淫樂奢侈。 Duke Yi took the throne. He loved cranes and was licentious, fond of pleasure, and extravagant.

九年，翟伐衛，衛懿公欲發兵，兵或畔。 In the ninth year, the Di attacked Wei. Duke Yi of Wei desired to raise troops, but some troops rebelled.

翟於是遂入，殺懿公。 The Di therefore entered and killed Duke Yi.

懿公之立也，百姓大臣皆不服。 When Duke Yi was installed, the common people and high ministers all refused to submit.

自懿公父惠公朔之讒殺太子伋代立至於懿公，常欲敗之，卒滅惠公之後而更立黔牟之弟昭伯頑之子申為君，是為戴公。 From Duke Yi's father, Duke Hui Shuo, who slandered and killed Crown Prince Ji to replace him, down to Duke Yi, they often wanted to overthrow them. They finally extinguished Duke Hui's descendants and instead established Qian Mou's younger brother Zhao Bo Wan's son Shen as lord, who became Duke Dai.

初，翟殺懿公也，衛人憐之，思復立宣公前死太子伋之後，伋子又死，而代伋死者子壽又無子。 Initially, when the Di killed Duke Yi, the people of Wei pitied him and thought of again installing a descendant of Duke Xuan’s deceased former crown prince Ji. Ji’s son had also died, and Shou, who had died in Ji’s place, also had no son.