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史记（三：世家）

Shiji III: Hereditary Houses

Shiji 史记 · 254 BC · 秦昭襄王五十三年

Introduction

The entries of the Hereditary Houses for this year: the house of Lu, on the loss of Shuzhou to Chu, and the house of Zhao.

Text and Translation

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[§2] 史记（三：世家）

[§2] Shiji III: Hereditary Houses

鲁周公世家：十九年，楚伐我，取徐州。

Hereditary House of the Duke of Zhou of Lu: In the nineteenth year1, Chu attacked us and took Shuzhou2.

赵世家：十二年，邯郸〔廥〕烧。

Hereditary House of Zhao: In the twelfth year3, the fodder-store4 at Handan burned.

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Places

Chu 楚the state of Chu, with its seat at Chen (modern Huaiyang, Henan).
Shuzhou 徐州east of Lu, the Xue County of Han times (Xu Guang); the Shuowen writes it 䣄, and the Suoyin gives its pronunciation as that of 舒, shu; modern Tengzhou, Shandong.
Handan 邯郸the capital of Zhao; modern Handan, Hebei.

Notes

1 nineteenth yearThe nineteenth year of Duke Qing of Lu, 254 BC.
2 Shuzhou徐州: the Suoyin, citing the Shuowen's 䣄, "a lower town of Zhu, east of Lu", gives the pronunciation of the character as that of 舒, shu; hence Shuzhou.
3 twelfth yearThe twelfth year of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, 254 BC.
4 fodder-store廥 is supplied from the three-commentary edition, which reads 邯郸廥烧; Xu Guang: a stable; the Suoyin: a store of hay and straw, destroyed by fire.