Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Kangshu 康叔

Attested BC 1046 - BC 1035

Passages
3
Chapters
3
Histories
3

Overview

The translated histories identify Kangshu as an aristocrat and royal family member. 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 Kangshu 康叔 Kangshu
Personal Kang Shu 康叔 Kang Shu
Title Kang Shu 康叔 Kang Shu
Personal name Kangshu 康叔 Kangshu
Title Kangshu 康叔

Identity

Historicity
Uncertain
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Royal Family Member

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Qualitative: legendary antiquity
    Explicit · hanshu:090:s0184
  • Source Date: Text: 周公之善康叔 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1042 · End: BC 1035
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:034:s0055
  • Source Date: Text: 康叔 · Western Year: BC 1046
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:013:s112

Family

  • Sibling of King Wu (武王)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Subject Relative Age: younger · Shared Parentage: full · Subject Role: brother · Object Role: brother

Career and standing

  • Title: Lord of Wei / 衛 · Action: first-enfeoffed · Place: Wei / 衛
    Explicit · shiji:013:s112

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: loyalist · Action: did not join Guan and Cai revolt

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 90Volume 79: Feng Fengshi · 1 passage
Book of Later Han, Chapter 34Volume 30a: Biographies of Su Jing; Yang Hou · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 13Genealogical Tables of the Three Dynasties · 1 passage