Ancient China · Strategist

Qi 起

Attested BC 440 - BC 381

Passages
2
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify Qi as a named individual and strategist. This record brings together 2 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Found inBook of Song

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Qi 起

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Named Individual
  • Strategist

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 知窮苴、起 · Western Interval: Start: BC 440 · End: BC 381
    Explicit · songshu:070:s0057

References in the histories

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Book of Song, Chapter 70Volume 70 Biographies 30: Yuan Shu · 2 passages
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若乃邦造裏選，攉論深切，躬擐盡幽，斬帶尋遠，設有沉明能照，俊偉自宣，誠感泉雨，流通金石，氣懾飛、賁，知窮苴、起，審邪正順逆之數，達昏明益損之宜，能睽合民心，愚睿物性，登丹墀而敷策，躡青蒲而揚謀，上說辰鑒，下弭素言，足以安民紓國，救災恤患。 If the state chooses deeply from districts, bears utmost secrets, traces the far—one whose clarity shines, excellence declares itself, sincerity moves rain, spirit awes Fei and Ben, knowledge exhausts Ju and Qi, judges fortune and loss, harmonizes hearts, knows dull and keen, lays plans on cinnabar steps, raises counsel on green rush, persuades the throne and quiets plain speech—he could settle the people and save disaster.