Ancient China · Wronged Shang heir

Xiao Ji 孝己

Attested AD 300

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Xiao Ji was a Wronged Shang heir.

Life and dates

Attested activity

legendary antiquity
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 63
AD 300 冊復太子
Dated from the passage context · Book of Jin 53, passage 135

Key source chapters

Book of Jin, Chapter 53 Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56 House of Chancellor Chen 1 passage

Assessments and attributes

孝己之行
Assessment paragon-of-filial-conduct · Mode speech Speaker Wei Wuzhi (魏無知)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 63

Source notes

Historicity legendary
Directly stated · Book of Jin 53, passage 135; Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 63

References in the histories

Book of Jin, Chapter 53Volume 53 Biographies 23: Crown Prince Minhuai · 1 passage

而朕昧於凶構，致爾於非命之禍，俾申生、孝己復見於今。 Hui likened the plot to classic wronged heirs.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 56House of Chancellor Chen · 1 passage

今有尾生、孝己之行而無益處於勝負之數，陛下何暇用之乎？ Even if a man possessed the virtue of Weisheng or Xiaoji, yet contributed nothing to the reckoning of victory and defeat, would Your Majesty have the leisure to employ him?