Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Guan Shu 管叔

Attested BC 1046 - BC 1042

Passages
3
Chapters
3
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Guan Shu as a rebel, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 3 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Guan Shu 管叔 Guan Shu
Alternate Guan Guan
Personal name Guan Guan
Title Guan Shu 管叔 Guan Shu
Title Guan Shu 管叔
Title lord of Guan 管叔

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Rebel
  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 管、蔡 · Western Year: BC 1042
    Strongly inferred · liangshu:055:s0188
  • Source Date: Text: 管叔 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1046 · End: BC 1042
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:003:s0233

Family

  • Sibling of Cai Shu (蔡叔)
    Kinship Term: Guan and Cai / 管、蔡 · Shared Parentage: full

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 76Volume 65: Dongfang Shuo · 1 passage
Book of Liang, Chapter 55Volume 55: Zong, Prince of Yuzhang; Ji, Prince of Wuling; Zhengde, Prince of Linhe; Yu, Prince of Hedong · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 3Annals of Yin · 1 passage