Ancient China · Aristocrat

Zhao Wu 趙武

Attested BC 597 - BC 541

Passages
5
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Zhao Wu as an aristocrat, family member, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Zhao Wu 趙武 Zhao Wu
Title Duke Wu of Zhao 趙武
Descriptive kinship the orphan Zhao Wu 趙孤之子武
Given Wu
Surname Zhao Zhào
Personal name Zhao Wu 趙武 Zhao Wu
Personal name Zhao Wu 趙武 Zhào Wǔ
Personal Zhao Wu 趙武 Zhào Wǔ

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Family Member
  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler
  • Statesman

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: BC 570-541 · Western Interval: Start: BC 570 · End: BC 541
    Strongly inferred · houhanshu:032:s0112
  • Source Date: Text: 春秋之世 · Western Interval: Start: BC 583 · End: BC 541
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:031:s0230
  • Source Date: Text: 晉景公之三年 · Western Year: BC 597
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:045:s0011
  • Source Date: Text: 紹趙孤之子武 · Western Year: BC 583
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0194

Family

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Career and standing

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 31Volume 28a: Biographies of Huan Tan; Feng Yan · 1 passage
Book of Later Han, Chapter 32Volume 28b: Biography of Feng Yan · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45House of Han · 3 passages