Overview
The translated histories identify King Wei of Chu as a ruler. This record brings together 3 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 Wei of Chu | 楚威王 | Chu Wei Wang |
| Personal | Chu King Wei | 楚威王 | Chu Weiwang |
| Title | King Wei | 威王 | Wei Wang |
| Title | King Wei of Chu | 楚威王 | Chu Wei Wang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 楚威王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 339 · End: BC 329Explicit · shiji:063:s0038
- Source Date: Text: 楚威王攻梁 · Western Year: BC 333Explicit event contextual date · shiji:045:s0133
- Source Date: Text: 楚威王時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 339 · End: BC 329Explicit · shiji:116:s0010
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Chu / 楚 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:116:s0010
Events and relationships
- Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: sent-envoys-to-recruit · Other Person Id: Zhuang Zhou (莊周)Explicit · shiji:063:s0038
References in the histories
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