King Goujian of Yue
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King Goujian of Yue was a famous Spring and Autumn period ruler in ancient China, renowned for his perseverance, strategic patience, and eventual victory over the rival state of Wu.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King of Yue
ⓘ
Spring and Autumn period ruler ⓘ historical figure ⓘ monarch ⓘ |
| achieved | destruction of the State of Wu ⓘ |
| advisor |
Fan Li
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wen Zhong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedIdiom | 臥薪嘗膽 GENERATED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | King Fuchai of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Yue–Wu wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | State of Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalLegacy |
proverbial example of enduring hardship to achieve revenge
ⓘ
symbol of resilience in Chinese culture ⓘ |
| deathDate | 465 BC ⓘ |
| deathPlace | State of Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasticEra | Spring and Autumn period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemy | King Fuchai of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldAs | vassal at the court of Wu ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuo Zhuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later Chinese idioms and moral stories about perseverance ⓘ |
| knownFor |
personal frugality after his return from Wu
ⓘ
personally sharing hardships with his soldiers and people ⓘ |
| laterDefeated | State of Wu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | model of patient revenge in later Chinese political thought ⓘ |
| locatedIn | ancient China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Goujian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defeating the State of Wu
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perseverance and endurance ⓘ strategic patience ⓘ the idiom "wo xin chang dan" (sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policy |
encouragement of agriculture and sericulture in Yue
ⓘ
military reforms to strengthen Yue ⓘ |
| predecessor | King Yunchang of Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | lower Yangtze River region ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 465 BC ⓘ |
| reignStart | 496 BC ⓘ |
| spouse | Queen of Yue (Lady Zhen) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | King Wu of Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedDefeatAt | Battle of Fujiao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | King of Yue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedStrategy |
feigned submission to Wu
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long-term economic and military rebuilding of Yue ⓘ sending tribute and gifts to Wu ⓘ |
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