Ancient China · Named Individual

King Wenxuan 文宣王

Wenxuan Wang

Attested BC 551 - BC 479

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Overview

King Wenxuan was a Named Individual.

IdentityHistorical · Male

Life and dates

Attested activity

Career and standing

  • King Wenxuan 文宣王
    Received libation offering · Song medium-sacrifice recipient on upper ding days of the two mid-seasons; Song schedule date is retrospective cult practice only
    Directly stated · History of Song 98, passage 58
  • King Wenxuan 文宣王
    Received offering · prefectural and county minor-sacrifice recipient
    Directly stated · History of Song 98, passage 61

Events and relationships

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 98Volume 98 Treatises 51: Rites 1 · 2 passages
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中祀九：仲春祭五龍，立春後醜日祀風師、亥日享先農，季春巳日享先蠶，立夏後申日祀雨師，春秋二仲上丁釋奠文宣王、上戊釋奠武成王。 There are nine medium sacrifices: in mid-spring, sacrifice to the Five Dragons; on the chou day after the start of spring, sacrifice to the Wind Master, and on the hai day, offering to the First Farmer; on the si day of late spring, offering to the First Silkworm; on the shen day after the start of summer, sacrifice to the Rain Master; and in the two mid-seasons of spring and autumn, on the upper ding day the libation offering to King Wenxuan and on the upper wu day the libation offering to King Wucheng.