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Taibo太伯
He was the eldest son of Gugong, who yielded the throne and fled to the Jingman region.
- DIRECT FIGURES
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- RELATION RECORDS
- 4
- SOURCE WORKS
- 5
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Taibo, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
4 figures · 4 records＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
King Wu—Taibosacrifice
Taibo—King Wen of Zhouuncle-nephew
Taibo—Gugong Danfufather-son
Taibo—Ji Liabdicate
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In history · Records of the Grand Historian
Eldest son of King Tai of Zhou, yielded the state. Initially resided in Gouwu, his tomb is in Meili. King Wu's Taibo, has a tomb.
In fiction · Book of the Later Han · Tale of King Mu · Bamboo Annals · Yi Zhou Shu
Enfeoffed in Eastern Wu.
Across source works
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- Official history3 profile notes
Book of the Later Han
0 relations0 verified quotations - Literature / legend1 profile notes
Tale of King Mu
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history4 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
2 relations3 verified quotations- Taibo→ father-son →Gugong Danfu
- Taibo→ abdicate →Ji Li
Verified original text · 3
皆周太王之子
father-son · Records of the Grand Historian, 吴太伯世家
古公有长子曰太伯
father-son · Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou
1 more verified quotation in the relationship records below.
- Official history2 profile notes
Yi Zhou Shu
1 relations2 verified quotations- King Wu→ sacrifice →Taibo
Verified original text · 2
太伯
sacrifice · Yi Zhou Shu, 世俘
王烈祖自太王、太伯、王季、虞公、文王、邑考以列升
sacrifice · Yi Zhou Shu, 卷四
- Official history1 profile notes
Bamboo Annals
1 relations1 verified quotations- Taibo→ uncle-nephew →King Wen of Zhou
Verified original text · 1
季历之兄曰太伯，知天命在昌，适越，终身不反
uncle-nephew · Bamboo Annals, 今本-周纪
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Original text (2)
太伯
王烈祖自太王、太伯、王季、虞公、文王、邑考以列升
Original text (1)
季历之兄曰太伯，知天命在昌，适越，终身不反
- father-sonTaibo → Gugong DanfuhistRecords of the Grand Historian, 吴太伯世家Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Zhou
Original text (2)
Original text (1)
乃二人亡如荆蛮，文身断发，以让季历