Ancient China · Statesman

Guanzi 管氏

Guan Shi

Attested BC 685 - BC 645

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Guanzi was a statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 685 to BC 645 管氏之輕重
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Served
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Works and attributed material

light-and-heavy policy 輕重
Relation Author
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Book of Han 27, passage 390

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 27Volume 24b: Treatise on Trade 2 · 1 passage

故管氏之輕重，李悝之平糴，弘羊均輸，壽昌常平，亦有從徠。 Therefore Guanzi's light-and-heavy policy, Li Kui's balanced grain purchases, Hongyang's balanced transport, and Shouchang's ever-normal granaries all had precedent.