Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Weizi 微子

Attested BC 1046

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Weizi was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 1046 微子歸周
Strongly inferred · Records of the Three Kingdoms 33, passage 175

References in the histories

Records of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 33Volume 33: Book of Shu 3: Biography of the Later Lord · 1 passage

昔微子歸周，實為上賓，君子豹變，義存大易，來辭謙衝，以禮輿櫬，皆前哲歸命之典也。 When Weizi went over to Zhou he was honored as a guest of state; the Book of Changes praises the gentleman's timely transformation. Your humble words and offer of the funeral cart match every ancient precedent for yielding to heaven.