Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Zhuang 莊公

Zhuang Gong

First attested BC 753; died BC 735

Passages: 7
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Zhuang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 735 二十三年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 41

Attested activity

BC 735 二十三年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 41
BC 740 十八年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 38-39
BC 753 莊公五年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 33

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Zhou Xu (州吁)
bore a son 生子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 37
Parent of Wan (完)
bore a son 生子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 35
Parent of Early-deceased son of Duke Zhuang (陳女之子)
bore a son 生子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 34
Spouse of Favored concubine of Duke Zhuang (寵妾)
favored concubine 寵妾
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 37
Spouse of Younger sister of the Chen woman (陳女女弟)
favored 幸 · Concubinage
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 35
Spouse of Woman of Chen (陳女)
wife 夫人 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 34
Spouse of Woman of Qi (齊女)
wife 夫人 · Primary marriage
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 33
Parent of Jin (晉)
younger brother [of Wan] 弟
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 41, 48

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 衛 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 33, 41

Works and attributed material

Action · Agent · did not listen · Silent Subject true
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 40

Events and relationships

BC 753 莊公五年
Marriage · Husband · With Woman of Qi (齊女)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 33
Marriage · Husband · With Woman of Chen (陳女)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 33-34

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 33

References in the histories

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

莊公五年，取齊女為夫人，好而無子。 In the fifth year of Duke Zhuang's reign, he married a Qi woman as his wife. She was beautiful but had no son.

陳女女弟亦幸於莊公，而生子完。 The Chen woman’s younger sister was also favored by Duke Zhuang and bore a son named Wan.

完母死，莊公令夫人齊女子之，立為太子。 When Wan’s mother died, Duke Zhuang ordered his wife, the woman of Qi, to raise him and made him crown prince.

莊公有寵妾，生子州吁。 Duke Zhuang had a favored concubine who bore a son named Zhou Xu.

十八年，州吁長，好兵，莊公使將。 In the eighteenth year, Zhou Xu had grown up. He liked warfare, and Duke Zhuang made him a general.

石碏諫莊公曰：「庶子好兵，使將，亂自此起。」 Shi Que admonished Duke Zhuang, saying: 'If a concubine's son likes warfare and is made a general, chaos will arise from this.'

二十三年，莊公卒，太子完立，是為桓公。 In the twenty-third year, Duke Zhuang died, and Crown Prince Wan succeeded him, becoming Duke Huan.