Ancient China · Ruler

Prince of Wu 吳子

Wu Zi

Attested BC 548

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Prince of Wu was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

murdered by a gate guard
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 292

Attested activity

BC 548 閽弒吳子
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 292

Places and affiliations

Polity Wu 吳 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · New Book of Tang 178, passage 292

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · New Book of Tang 178, passage 292

References in the histories

New Book of Tang, Chapter 178Volume 178 Biographies 103: Liu Fen · 1 passage

始，帝恭儉求治，誌除兇人，然懦而不睿，臣下畏禍不敢言，故蕡對極陳晉襄公殺陽處父以戒帝，又引閽弒吳子，陰贊帝決。 At the beginning the emperor was respectful and frugal in seeking governance, resolved to remove vicious men — yet timid and not perspicacious; ministers feared disaster and dared not speak; therefore in his answers Fen fully set forth how Duke Xiang of Jin killed Yang Chufu to warn the emperor, and again cited how a gate guard murdered the Prince of Wu, secretly urging the emperor's resolve.