King of Yucheng (郁成王)

Overview

The translated histories identify King of Yucheng as a ruler. This record brings together 5 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 Yucheng	郁成王
Title	Yucheng king	郁成王

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Uncertain

Roles

Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: beheaded · Other Person Id: Zhao Di (趙弟)
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0189

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 伐宛再反，凡四歲 · Western Interval: Start: BC 104 · End: BC 101
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0125, hanshu:071:s0185

Events and relationships

Kind: military · Role: ruler · Action: ambushed-and-killed-han-envoys
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0125
Kind: flight · Role: fugitive · Action: fled-to-kangju
Explicit · hanshu:071:s0185

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 71Volume 61: Zhang Qian and Li Guangli · 5 passages

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遣漢使去，令其東邊郁成王遮攻，殺漢使，取其財物。 They sent the party on its way, then had Yucheng king on the eastern march ambush it, kill the envoys, and seize the treasure.

康居聞漢已破宛，出郁成王與桀，桀令四騎士縛守詣大將軍。 Learning that Han had taken Ferghana, Kangju handed over the king of Yucheng; Jie assigned four horsemen to bind him and escort him to the grand general.

四人相謂「郁成，漢所毒，今生將，卒失大事。」 The four muttered, "Yucheng is Han's bitter enemy; delivering him alive will ruin everything."

上邽騎士趙弟拔劍擊斬郁成王。 The Shanggui cavalryman Zhao Di drew steel and cut down the king of Yucheng.

又封斬郁成王者趙弟為新畤侯； Zhao Di, who had executed the king of Yucheng, was also enfeoffed as Marquis of Xinzhai;