Overview
The translated histories identify King Wen as a ruler. This record brings together 4 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 Wen | 文王 | Wen Wang |
| Personal | Chang | 昌 | Chang |
| Title | King Wen | 文王 | Wen Wang |
| Title | King Wen Chang | 文王昌 | Wen Wang Chang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Value: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:013:s107
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 文王昌 · Western Interval: Start: BC 1099 · End: BC 1050Explicit event contextual date · shiji:013:s107
Family
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- Parent of King Wu (武王)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
- Child of Ji Li (季歷)Kinship Term: fathered / 生 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: child · Line: paternal
Events and relationships
- Kind: scholarly · Role: author · Action: improved-hexagramsExplicit · shiji:013:s368
References in the histories
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