Ancient China · Ruler

Qian Mou 黔牟

First attested BC 696; died BC 660

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Qian Mou was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 660 昭伯、黔牟皆已前死
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 87

Attested activity

BC 675 二十五年，惠公怨周之容舍黔牟
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 71
BC 696 to BC 688 衛君黔牟立八年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 68-69, 85

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Duke Xuan of Wei (衛宣公)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 84-85
Child of Mother of Crown Prince Ji (太子伋之母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 85
Sibling of Crown Prince Ji (太子伋)
younger brother by the same mother 同母弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 85
Sibling of Zhao Bo Wan (昭伯頑)
younger brother 弟 · Full siblings
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 80, 85-86

Career and standing

lord of Wei 衛君
BC 696 to BC 688 衛君黔牟立八年 · Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 68-69, 85
BC 696 to BC 688 黔牟嘗代惠公為君
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 85
BC 688 衛君黔牟立八年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 68-69, 85

Places and affiliations

Polity Wei 衛 · Relation Of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 68
BC 688 衛君黔牟奔于周
At Zhou 周 · Relation Fled to
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 69

Events and relationships

Fled after Qi intervention
BC 688 衛君黔牟奔于周 · Political · Deposed ruler
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passages 68-69
Harbored by Zhou
BC 675 周之容舍黔牟 · Political · Harbored exile
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 71

Source notes

Historicity historical
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 37, passage 68

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 37House of Wei Kang Shu · 6 passages

衛君黔牟立八年，齊襄公率諸侯奉王命共伐衛，納衛惠公，誅左右公子。 Lord Qian Mou of Wei reigned for eight years. Duke Xiang of Qi, acting on the king’s command, led the feudal lords in a joint attack on Wei, restored Duke Hui of Wei, and executed the left and right princes.

衛君黔牟奔于周，惠公復立。 Lord Qian Mou of Wei fled to Zhou, and Duke Hui took the throne again.

二十五年，惠公怨周之容舍黔牟，與燕伐周。 In the twenty-fifth year, Duke Hui resented Zhou for harboring Qian Mou, and together with Yan attacked Zhou.

自懿公父惠公朔之讒殺太子伋代立至於懿公，常欲敗之，卒滅惠公之後而更立黔牟之弟昭伯頑之子申為君，是為戴公。 From Duke Yi's father, Duke Hui Shuo, who slandered and killed Crown Prince Ji to replace him, down to Duke Yi, they often wanted to overthrow them. They finally extinguished Duke Hui's descendants and instead established Qian Mou's younger brother Zhao Bo Wan's son Shen as lord, who became Duke Dai.

太子伋同母弟二人：其一曰黔牟，黔牟嘗代惠公為君，八年復去； Crown Prince Ji had two younger brothers from the same mother: one was called Qian Mou. Qian Mou once replaced Duke Hui as lord, and after eight years again left;

昭伯、黔牟皆已前死，故立昭伯子申為戴公。 Zhao Bo and Qian Mou had both already died previously, so they established Zhao Bo's son Shen as Duke Dai of the state of Wei.