Ancient China · King of Yue

King Wuqiang 王無彊

Wáng Wúqiáng

Died BC 334

Passages: 10
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Wuqiang was a king of Yue.

Life and dates

Death

BC 334 to BC 333 楚威王時
Cause Killed by King Wei of Chu · Responsible Person Id King Wei of Chu (楚威王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 160

Attested activity

BC 334 to BC 333 王無彊時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passages 130, 160

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of King Zhihou (王之侯)
son 子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 129

Kinship Role sons of the Yue clans · Quantity various
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 161

Career and standing

king of Yue 王
Predecessor Person Id King Zhihou (王之侯)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 129

Places and affiliations

Polity Yue 越 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 129

Works and attributed material

Speech · Speaker · With Qi envoy (齊使者)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passages 138-141, 147

Events and relationships

Attacked Qi and Chu and contended with the Central States
Military · King and commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 130
Turned from Qi to attack Chu after the envoy's persuasion
Military · King and commander
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 41, passage 159

References in the histories

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History

10 passages

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 41House of King Goujian of Yue · 10 passages

王之侯卒，子王無彊立。 King Zhihou died, and his son King Wuqiang succeeded him.

王無彊時，越興師北伐齊，西伐楚，與中國爭彊。 During Wang Wu Qiang's time, Yue raised troops to attack Qi in the north and Chu in the west, contending for strength with the Central Plains.

當楚威王之時，越北伐齊，齊威王使人說越王曰：「越不伐楚，大不王，小不伯。 At the time of King Wei of Chu, Yue attacked Qi in the north. King Wei of Qi sent someone to persuade the king of Yue, saying: “If Yue does not attack Chu, it will neither become great enough to claim kingship nor even strong enough to become hegemon.

越王曰：「所求於晉者，不至頓刃接兵，而況于攻城圍邑乎？ The king of Yue said, “What we seek from Jin does not require clashing blades or joining battle, much less attacking cities and besieging towns.

今王知晉之失計，而不自知越之過，是目論也。 Now the king recognizes Jin's mistaken plan, but does not recognize Yue's own fault. This is judgment like the eye's.

王所待於晉者，非有馬汗之力也，又非可與合軍連和也，將待之以分楚眾也。 What the king awaits from Jin is not the hard labor of sweating horses, nor can Jin join armies with him in alliance; he is waiting for Jin to divide Chu's forces.

越王曰：「柰何？」 The Yue king said: “What is to be done?”

且王之所求者，鬬晉楚也； Moreover, what the king seeks is to make Jin and Chu fight;

故願大王之轉攻楚也。」 Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to turn and attack Chu.”

楚威王興兵而伐之，大敗越，殺王無彊，盡取笔吳地至浙江，北破齊於徐州。 King Wei of Chu raised troops and attacked Yue. He inflicted a great defeat on Yue, killed King Wuqiang, took all the former Wu lands as far as the Zhejiang, and in the north defeated Qi at Xuzhou.