Overview
Shoumeng was a ruler.
Life and dates
Death
- BC 561 二十五年,王壽夢卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 36
Attested activity
- BC 561 二十五年,王壽夢卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 36
- BC 570 十六年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 35
- BC 585 壽夢立Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 26-27
- BC 584 王壽夢二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 33
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Zhufan (諸樊)eldest son 長 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 37
- Parent of Yuji (餘祭)next son 次 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 37
- Parent of Yumei (餘眛)next son 次 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 37
- Parent of Jizha (季札)next son 次 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 37
- Child of Quqi (去齊)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 26
- Kinship Role sons · Count 4Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 37
Career and standing
- called king 稱王BC 585 壽夢立 · King · AssumedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 27
- EstablishedBC 585 壽夢立Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 26-27
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wu 吳 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 26-27
Events and relationships
- Wanted to establishDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 38
- Wu attacked ChuMilitary · AttackerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 34
- Wu began to connect with central statesBC 584 王壽夢二年 · Diplomatic · RulerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 33
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 26
- From Taibo to Shoumeng there were nineteen generationsField generation-countDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 32
References in the histories
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