Overview
The translated histories identify King Wen as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Wen | 文王 | Wénwáng |
| Posthumous | King Wen | 文王 | Wénwáng |
| Temple name | King Wen | 文王 | Wen Wang |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · hanshu:082:s0154
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 商末 · Western Year: BC 1050Explicit · hanshu:082:s0154, hanshu:082:s0156
- Source Date: Text: 紂之三公 · Western Year: BC 1050Explicit · shiji:083:s0061, shiji:083:s0064
Family
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- Child of Wang Ji (王季)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
- Parent of Duke of Zhou (周公)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
- Parent of King Wu (武王)Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Zhou · Relation: ruler-ofExplicit · hanshu:082:s0154
References in the histories
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