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Tian Wu
Ruler of the Tian clan's state of Qi in the Warring States, son of Tian He, who reigned 374 to 357 BCE and is said to have founded the Jixia Academy in Linzi.
In a side chamber of a palace, a yellow ceremonial robe embroidered with a dragon hangs on a wooden stand, its hem worked with waves and rocks, before a carved folding screen, while a black lacquer chest sits on a low table by a lattice window and no person is in view.
Also known as Shi Xiaowu Huan · Chen Hou Wu · Qi Huan Gong Wu
- Roles
- Monarch / Emperor
Tian Wu (400 BCE–357 BCE) was a ruler of the Tian clan's state of Qi in the Warring States period and a son of Tian He. The histories call him Duke Huan of Qi, Wu; he is a different man from the Spring and Autumn period's Duke Huan of Qi, Xiaobai. He took the throne in 374 BCE and reigned until 357 BCE, when his son, King Wei of Qi, succeeded him. The Jixia Academy is said to have been founded under Duke Huan of the Tian clan, near the Ji Gate of the capital Linzi, and King Xuan of Qi later enlarged it.
Life and times
- 400 BCEBorn
Zhou - 357 BCEDied