Overview
Goujian was a king of Yue.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 485 十一年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 252
- BC 494 二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
- BC 489 七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 242
Career and standing
- King of Yue 越王HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
Places and affiliations
- Polity Yue 越 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
- At Kuaiji 會稽 · Relation Took refuge atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
Events and relationships
- Paid court with giftsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 252
- Requested submissionBC 494 二年 · Diplomatic · PrincipalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
- Took refugeBC 494 二年 · Military · Commander · At Kuaiji 會稽Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment able to endure hardship · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 239
- Assessment greater than Shaokang · With Shaokang (少康) · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 237
- Assessment if not destroyed will become Wu’s calamity · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 243
- Assessment lives frugally, mourns the dead and visits the sick, intending to use his people · Mode quoted-speech Speaker Wu Zixu (伍子胥)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 242
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 229
References in the histories
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