Ancient China · Named Individual

King Wucheng 武成王

Wucheng Wang

Attested BC 1046 - BC 1000

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wucheng was a Named Individual.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1046 to BC 1000 武成王
Strongly inferred · History of Song 98, passage 58

Career and standing

King Wucheng 武成王
Received libation offering · Song medium-sacrifice recipient on upper wu days of the two mid-seasons; Song schedule date is retrospective cult practice only
Directly stated · History of Song 98, passage 58

Events and relationships

libation offering to King Wucheng 釋奠武成王
Ritual · Honored recipient · Libation offering
Directly stated · History of Song 98, passage 58

References in the histories

History of Song, Chapter 98Volume 98 Treatises 51: Rites 1 · 1 passage

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.