Overview
Fuchai was a ruler.
Life and dates
Death
- BC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯Suicide by cutting throatDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 290
Age
- oldBC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯 · Source Text 孤老矣Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 288
Attested activity
- BC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 286-291
- BC 482 十四年六月丙子Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 270-271
- BC 482 十四年七月辛丑Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 272-273, 276, 278-279
- BC 482 十四年春Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 265
- BC 478 十八年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 282
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of You (友)crown prince 太子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 268, 279
Origins and identity
- claimed seniority in the Zhou houseLine Zhou Ji seniority claimDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 273
Career and standing
- king 王Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 265
- King of Wu 吳王HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 265, 270
- beheaded seven men under the tent 斬七人於幕下BC 482 十四年六月丙子 · ExecutedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 271
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wu 吳 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 265, 270
- BC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯At Yongdong 甬東 · Relation Proposed residenceDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 287
- BC 482 十四年春At Huangchi 黃池 · Relation Traveled toDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 265
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · With Goujian (句踐) · Direct quotation · Extent Unit Ids s0288, s0289Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 288-289
- 於周室我為長。Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 273
Events and relationships
- Allied then partedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 276
- Army defeated at LizeDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 282
- Beheaded seven menBC 482 十四年六月丙子 · Legal · Authority · At under the tent 幕下Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 271
- Contended for seniorityDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 272
- DefeatedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 286
- Led troops homeBC 482 十四年七月辛丑 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 278
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- Made peace with Yue with rich giftsDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 279
- Met feudal lordsBC 482 十四年春 · Diplomatic · Participant · At Huangchi 黃池 · Purpose hegemonize the Central States and preserve the Zhou houseDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 265
- Received defeat reportBC 482 十四年六月丙子 · Political · RecipientDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 270
- Refused to serve and regretted ZixuBC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯 · Personal · SpeakerDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 288-289
- Slit throatBC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯 · Personal · DeceasedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 290
- Wanted to attack SongBC 482 十四年七月辛丑 · Military · PlannerDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 276
- BC 482 十四年七月辛丑Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 276
- BC 482 十四年七月辛丑Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 272-275
- Relation Rejected advice of · Person Zixu (子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 289
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 270
References in the histories
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