Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Yi Yue 夷公說

Yi Gong Yue

First attested BC 778; died BC 776

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Yi Yue was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 776 夷公三年
died 卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 18

Attested activity

BC 776 夷公三年卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 18
BC 778 是歲，周幽王即位
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 17

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Wu Ling (武公靈)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 16
Sibling of Duke Ping Xie (平公燮)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 18

Career and standing

夷公
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 36, passage 16

References in the histories

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

武公十五年卒，子夷公說立。 Duke Wu died in the fifteenth year of his reign, and his son Duke Yi Yue succeeded him.

夷公三年卒，弟平公燮立。 Duke Yi died in the third year of his reign, and his younger brother Duke Ping Xie succeeded him.