Ancient China · Ruler

King Wen 文王

Wen Wang

Attested BC 1100 - BC 1050

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wen was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1100 to BC 1050 逢文王
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188

Career and standing

King Wen 文王
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhou 周 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188

Events and relationships

Enfeoffed the Grand Duke in Qi
Enfeoffment · Grantor · With the Grand Duke (太公)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188
Relation Patron of · Person the Grand Duke (太公)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188

Source notes

Value historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 126, passage 188

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 126Biographies of Jesters · 1 passage

太公躬行仁義七十二年，逢文王，得行其說，封於齊，七百歲而不絕。 The Grand Duke practiced benevolence and righteousness in person for seventy-two years before he met King Wen, gained the chance to put his ideas into practice, and was enfeoffed in Qi — where his line endured unbroken for seven hundred years.