King of Wu (吳王) | 24 Histories

Overview

The translated histories identify King of Wu as a rebel, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 7 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	King of Wu	吳王	Wú Wáng
Title	King of Wu	吳王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Value: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:101:s0074

Roles

Rebel
Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 吳楚反 · Western Year: BC 154
Explicit · shiji:101:s0101
Source Date: Text: 文景之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 141
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:101:s0074

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: rebel-leader · Action: rebelled · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 吳楚反 · Western Year: BC 154
Explicit · shiji:101:s0101, shiji:101:s0181

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 101Biographies of Yuan Ang and Chao Cuo · 7 passages

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徙為吳相，辭行，種謂盎曰：「吳王驕日久，國多姦。 He was transferred to serve as Chancellor of Wu. When he took his leave to depart, Zhong said to Ang, 'The King of Wu has been arrogant for years, and his kingdom is rife with sedition.

盎用種之計，吳王厚遇盎。 Ang followed Zhong's advice, and the King of Wu treated him well.

及孝文帝崩，孝景帝即位，鼂錯為御史大夫，使吏案袁盎受吳王財物，抵罪，詔赦以為庶人。 When Emperor Wen died and Emperor Jing came to the throne, Chao Cuo was appointed Imperial Secretary. He sent officials to investigate Yuan Ang for accepting gifts from the King of Wu, and Ang was convicted. By imperial edict he was pardoned but reduced to a commoner.

吳楚反，聞，鼂錯謂丞史曰：「夫袁盎多受吳王金錢，專為蔽匿，言不反。 When Wu and Chu rebelled, upon hearing the news, Chao Cuo said to the Chancellor's Clerk, 'Yuan Ang accepted large sums from the King of Wu and deliberately covered for him, insisting he would not rebel.

吳王欲使將，不肯。 The King of Wu wanted to make him a general, but Ang refused.

及袁盎使吳見守，從史適為守盎校尉司馬，乃悉以其裝齎置二石醇醪，會天寒，士卒饑渴，飲酒醉，西南陬卒皆臥，司馬夜引袁盎起，曰：「君可以去矣，吳王期旦日斬君。」 When Yuan Ang was sent to Wu and placed under guard, the former clerk happened to be serving as the Colonel and Commander in charge of guarding him. He used all his belongings to buy two dan of strong wine. As it was bitterly cold, the soldiers were hungry and thirsty. They drank the wine and fell into a stupor; the soldiers at the southwest corner all passed out. In the dead of night, the Commander roused Yuan Ang and said, 'You must leave at once. The King of Wu plans to behead you at dawn.'

鄧公曰：「吳王為反數十年矣，發怒削地，以誅錯為名，其意非在錯也。 Deng Gong replied, 'The King of Wu has been plotting rebellion for decades. He exploded in fury over the reduction of his territory and used the execution of Cuo as his pretext. His true aim was never about Cuo.