Ancient China · Ruler

King Xuan 宣

Xuan

Attested BC 319 - BC 301

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Xuan was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 319 to BC 301 威、宣之際
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 15

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 15

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 121Biographies of Confucian Scholars · 1 passage

於威、宣之際，孟子、荀卿之列，咸遵夫子之業而潤色之，以學顯於當世。 During the reigns of Kings Wei and Xuan of Qi, scholars of the caliber of Mencius and Xunzi carried forward the Master's legacy and refined it, achieving renown in their own day through their scholarship.