Overview
Goujian was a ruler.
Life and dates
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 286-287, 291
- BC 482 十四年六月丙子Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 266-269
- BC 478 十八年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 282
- BC 476 二十年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 284
- BC 475 二十一年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 285
Career and standing
- king 王Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 266
- King of Yue 越王HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 266
Places and affiliations
- Polity Yue 越 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 266
- BC 478 十八年At Lize 笠澤 · Relation Campaigned atDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 282
Events and relationships
- Attacked WuBC 476 二十年 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 284
- AttackedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 266
- CapturedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 268
- Defeated Wu armyBC 478 十八年 · Military · Commander · At Lize 笠澤Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 282
- Defeated WuBC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯 · Military · VictorDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 286
- Destroyed WuBC 473 二十三年 · Military · ConquerorDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 291
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- Entered WuBC 482 丁亥 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 269
- ExecutedDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 291
- FoughtBC 482 乙酉 · Military · Commander · five thousand Yue men fought WuDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 267
- Made peace with WuDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 279
- Surrounded WuBC 475 二十一年 · Military · CommanderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 285
- Wanted to relocateBC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯 · Political · Victor · With Fuchai (夫差) · At Yongdong 甬東 · assign a hundred householdsDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 287
- BC 473 二十三年十一月丁卯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 286-287, 291
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 266
References in the histories
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