Ancient China · Ruler

King Tai of Zhou 周太王

Zhou Tai Wang

Attested c. BC 1150 - c. BC 1050

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Tai of Zhou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

c. BC 1150 to c. BC 1050 太王欲立季歷以及昌，於是太伯、仲雍二人乃奔荊蠻
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 1-2

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Taibo (太伯)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 1
Parent of Zhongyong (仲雍)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 1
Parent of Jili (季歷)
son 子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 1

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 1

Events and relationships

Wanted to establish
Succession · Planner · With Jili (季歷)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 2

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 1

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 31Genealogies: House of Wu Taibo · 2 passages

吳太伯，太伯弟仲雍，皆周太王之子，而王季歷之兄也。 Taibo and his younger brother Zhongyong were both sons of King Tai of Zhou and elder brothers of King Jili.

季歷賢，而有聖子昌，太王欲立季歷以及昌，於是太伯、仲雍二人乃奔荊蠻，文身斷髮，示不可用，以避季歷。 Jili was worthy and had the sage son Chang, so King Tai wanted to establish Jili and then Chang. Taibo and Zhongyong therefore fled to the Jing Man, tattooed their bodies, and cut their hair to show they could not be used, thereby yielding the succession to Jili.