Overview
Wu Zixu was an official.
Life and dates
Death
- BC 485 十一年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 257-258
Attested activity
- BC 485 十一年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 253, 256-257
- BC 494 二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 230, 240
- BC 489 七年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 242
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Son of Wu Zixu (伍子胥之子)son 子 · paternal lineDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 256
Places and affiliations
- Polity Wu 吳 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 230, 256
Works and attributed material
- Remonstrance · Speaker · With Fuchai (夫差) · Extent s0230, s0231, s0232, s0233, s0234, s0235, s0236, s0237, s0238, s0239Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 230-239
- Remonstrance · Speaker · With Fuchai (夫差) · Extent s0242, s0243, s0244Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 242-244
- Speech · Speaker · Extent s0253Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 253
- Remonstrance · Speaker · With Fuchai (夫差) · Extent s0254, s0255Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 254-255
- Dying words · Speaker · Extent s0258, s0259Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 258-259
Events and relationships
- Advised against peaceBC 494 二年 · Political · RemonstrantDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 230, 240
- Ordered catalpa on tomb and eyes at Wu east gateDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passages 258-259
- Sent to QiBC 485 十一年 · Diplomatic · EnvoyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 256
Assessments and attributes
- Assessment alone feared Yue’s court-visit as abandoning Wu · Mode historian-judgmentDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 253
- Item Zhulou sword 屬鏤之劍 · Relation Bestowed to dieDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 257
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 31, passage 230
References in the histories
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