Overview
The translated histories identify King Fuchai of Wu as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 3 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Fuchai of Wu | 夫差 | Fuchai |
| Personal | Fu Cha | 夫差 | Fuchai |
| Personal name | Fu Chai | 夫差 | Fū Chāi |
| Personal | Fuchai | 夫差 | Fuchai |
| Title | King Fuchai of Wu | 吳王 | Wu Wang |
| Regnal | King Fuchai of Wu | 吳王夫差 | Wu Wang Fuchai |
| Title | King of Wu | 吳王 | Wu Wang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:080:s0075
- Sex: maleExplicit · shiji:084:s0190, shiji:088:s0070
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 吳王夫差時 · Western Year: BC 484Explicit event contextual date · shiji:088:s0070
- Source Date: Text: 夫差...賜之鴟夷而浮之江 · Western Year: BC 484Explicit event contextual date · shiji:080:s0075, shiji:080:s0076
- Source Date: Text: 夫差 · Western Interval: Start: BC 495 · End: BC 473Explicit · shiji:084:s0190
Places and affiliations
- Label: Wu · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:080:s0075
- Polity: Wu / 吳 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:088:s0070
Events and relationships
- Explicit · shiji:080:s0075, shiji:080:s0076
References in the histories
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