Ancient China · Philosopher

Laozi 老子

Lǎozǐ

Attested BC 600 - BC 500

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Laozi was a Philosopher.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 600 to BC 500 老子言
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 87

Works and attributed material

teachings of Laozi 老子言
Relation Author
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 87

Source notes

Historicity uncertain
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 121, passage 87

References in the histories

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

太皇竇太后好老子言，不說儒術，得趙綰、王臧之過以讓上，上因廢明堂事，盡下趙綰、王臧吏，後皆自殺。 The Grand Empress Dowager Dou was devoted to the teachings of Laozi and had no use for Confucian learning. She seized upon the transgressions of Zhao Wan and Wang Zang to reproach the emperor. The emperor thereupon abandoned the Hall of Light project and turned Zhao Wan and Wang Zang over to the judicial officials. Both later took their own lives.