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Guan Longfeng
Loyal Xia minister revered as an upright remonstrator who was executed for rebuking King Jie
Mural of the event “Tyranny of Jie of Xia”, which this person took part in.
By the late Xia, class contradictions had sharpened to extremes, aristocratic life had grown corrupt, and the rule of law had collapsed across the state. The last king Jie was a tyrannical glutton whose reckless spending pushed state finances to total crisis.
Also known as Longfeng · Guan Longzi
- Roles
- Remonstrators
Prominent minister and renowned remonstrator of the late Xia dynasty. As King Jie indulged in boundless extravagance and tyranny, Guan Longfeng repeatedly remonstrated at court, urging the king to practice virtue, restrain indulgence, and care for the people. Infuriated by his candid criticism, Jie had him imprisoned and executed, establishing Guan Longfeng in historical memory as an archetype of principled remonstrance.
Life and times
Dates c. 1650 BCE–1600 BCE
- 1652 BCETyranny of Jie of XiaTook part
- 1620 BCEJie's Extravagance and Guan Longfeng