Chinese Wu kingdom general and politician (died 484 BC)
Wu Zixu
Statue of Wu Zixu in Suzhou
Chinese
伍子胥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wǔ Zǐxū
Wu Yun
Traditional Chinese
伍員
Simplified Chinese
伍员
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Wǔ Yún[a]
Shenxu (Wu kingdom title)
Chinese
申胥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Shēnxū
Heroic and Upright King (Tang Dynasty title)
Chinese
英烈王
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Yīngliè Wáng
God of Waves (as a river deity)
Traditional Chinese
濤神
Simplified Chinese
涛神
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Tāo Shén
In this Chinese name, the family name is Wu.
Note: names are in simplified characters followed by traditional and Pinyin transliteration.
Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring and Autumn period (722–481 BC). Since his death, he has evolved into a model of loyalty in Chinese culture. He is the best known historical figure with the Chinese family name "Wu" (伍). All branches of the Wu clan claim that he was their "first ancestor".
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transliteration. Wu Yun (died 484 BC), better known by his courtesy name Zixu, was a Chinese military general and politician of the Wu kingdom in the Spring...
loved by King Fuchai of Wu. WuZixu, seeing the dangerous plot of Goujian, warned Fuchai, who became angry at this remark. WuZixu was forced to commit suicide...
Fugai, and Chu exile WuZixu. According to Sima Qian's Shiji, Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War, was a main commander of the Wu army, but he was not...
(later King Helü of Wu) wanted to kill King Liao of Wu and take the throne himself, Zhuan Zhu was recommended to Prince Guang by WuZixu. In 515 BC he managed...
king's trust, until Bo Pi convinced Fuchai to execute WuZixu for treason. With WuZixu's death, Wu weakened as Fuchai refused to listen to good counsel...
than it had before. In 506, King Helü ascended the throne of Wu. With the help of WuZixu and Sun Tzu, the author of The Art of War, he launched major...
minister WuZixu. King Fuchai also became completely distracted from state affairs by the Yue beauty Xi Shi, who it was said had been sent to Wu specifically...
assassin of the state of Wu in the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. Minister WuZixu recommended him to King Helü of Wu. His mission was to kill...
pleased when Zhang He came to join him and he told Zhang He: "In the past, WuZixu failed to understand the situation and met his downfall. What if he had...
to be executed, he referenced both Prince Bigan and WuZixu: "Yin had its Bigan, Wu had its Zixu, and Qi [now] has its Hu Yuan. [This state] not only...
people and movements including Sun; Chu scholar WuZixu; an anonymous author; a school of theorists in Qi or Wu; Sun Bin; and others. Sun Bin appears to have...
exterminated by the incompetent King Ping of Chu. WuZixu settles in the Wu state with help from Sun Wu and Wujiu. Tragically, the situation in Qi deteriorates...
Yuejueshu as a written dialogue between King Helü of Wu (r. 514 BC–496 BC) and WuZixu (526 BC–484 BC). The Wu Kingdom's Navy is regarded as the origin of the...
the Wu army. King Fuchai, overwhelmed with remorse for disregarding the counsel of WuZixu, took his own life. In the legend, after the fall of Wu, Fan...
Yuan Kang in the year 52 AD, WuZixu (526 BC – 484 BC) purportedly discussed different ship types with King Helü of Wu (r. 514 BC – 496 BC) while explaining...
when it was located at the border of the State of Yue and Wu. According to legend, WuZixu, a well-known scholar and military general, ordered to dig...
of Wu, WuZixu's spirit was worshipped as Taoshen, "God of the Waves", and particularly as the god of the Qiantang Tidal Bore at Hangzhou. WuZixu had...
of King Ping whose persecution of Crown Prince Jian and the family of WuZixu led to the defeat and decline of Chu. According to Lüshi Chunqiu, a Chinese...
corresponds to Sunzi's role as the hero's doppelgänger in the story of WuZixu. In the early 20th century, the Chinese writer and reformer Liang Qichao...
Jingfei and Sun Yanjun [zh] in the historical television series Sun Wu [zh] as general WuZixu. In 2005, he acted in the historical television series The Emperor...
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