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Goujian (Chinese: 勾踐; r. 496–465 BC) was a king of the Yue state. He
succeeded his father,
Yunchang (允常), to the Yue throne.
Goujian's reign coincided...
- The
Sword of
Goujian (traditional Chinese: 越王勾踐劍;
simplified Chinese: 越王勾践剑; pinyin: Yuèwáng
Gōujiàn jiàn) is a tin
bronze sword,
renowned for its unusual...
- 494 BC,
Goujian, the king of Yue,
heard rumours that
Fuchai was
planning to
attack him in
order to
avenge the
death of his father.
Goujian's minister...
- The
famous Yue King
Goujian destro**** and
annexed Wu in 473 BC.
During the
reign of
Wuqiang (無彊), six
generations after Goujian, Yue was partitioned...
- to make peace.
During King
Goujian of Yue's
captivity in Wu as a hostage, Wen
Zhong governed Yue.
After his release,
Goujian slowly rebuilt Yue with advice...
- (胜邪),
Yuchang (鱼肠) and
Chunjun (纯钧). He also made
three swords for King
Goujian of Yue,
named Longyuan (龙渊), Tai’e (泰阿) and
Gongbu (工布),
Hailed as The...
- wáng fūchà máo) is the
spear of King
Fuchai of Wu, the
archrival of King
Goujian of Yue. It was
unearthed in Jiangling,
Hubei in
November 1983. The script...
- Wu–Yue
relations Wen Zhong,
advisor of King
Goujian of Yue in his war
against Wu Fan Li,
another advisor to
Goujian, also
renowned for his
incredible business...
- politician. Fan Li was an
important political and
military advisor to
Goujian, the king of Yue. He
later was
known as Tao Zhu Gong (陶朱公) a name he took...
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mention its kings, and of
these kings only
Goujian's life is
recorded in any
appreciable detail.
Goujian's descendants are
listed but
aside from their...
