CIVILIZATION DOSSIER
Zi Zhong子重
A senior official of the state of Chu, who led an expedition against the state of Wu.
- DIRECT FIGURES
- 4
- RELATION RECORDS
- 5
- SOURCE WORKS
- 2
RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Zi Zhong, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
1 figure · 1 record＋
Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
Zi Zhong—Chu Zibrothers
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
2 figures · 2 records＋
Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Zi Zhong—Chu Zisubordinate
Zi Zhong→King Zhuang of Chusubject
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
1 figure · 1 record＋
Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Gongzi Shen→Zi Zhongcoerce
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
1 figure · 1 record＋
Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Hua Yuan→Zi Zhonggood
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- Official history2 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
1 relations1 verified quotations- Hua Yuan→ good →Zi Zhong
Verified original text · 1
华元善楚将子重
good · Records of the Grand Historian, 宋微子世家
- Official history9 profile notes
Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition
4 relations4 verified quotations- Zi Zhong→ brothers →Chu Zi
- Zi Zhong→ subordinate →Chu Zi
- Zi Zhong→ subject →King Zhuang of Chu
- Gongzi Shen→ coerce →Zi Zhong
Verified original text · 4
子重，公子婴齐，庄王弟。
brothers · Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition, ch. 22
令尹将左
subordinate · Correct Meaning of the Zuo Tradition, ch. 28
2 more verified quotations in the relationship records below.
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子重，公子婴齐，庄王弟。
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