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佛祖歷代通載 2.83

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Taigong Wang of Qi (also named Lü Shang, a man of the Eastern Sea. His original surname was Jiang. His ancestor had merit assisting Yu in controlling the waters and was enfeoffed at Lü. King Wen divined and obtained the omen of a flying bear; hunting by the Wei River, he met him and said: "My predecessor hoped for you for a long time!" Therefore he was named Lü Wang. Another name was Wushi. He attacked Zhou. He was also called Shangfu. He was enfeoffed at Yingqiu, modern Linzi in Qingzhou. Down to Xiaobai, known as Duke Huan, he was the first to become hegemon. Down from Taigong: Duke Ding Lü Ji, Duke Yi, Duke Gui, Duke Ai, Duke Hu, Duke Xian, Duke Wu, Duke Li, Duke Wen, Duke Cheng, Duke Zhuang, Duke Xi, Duke Xiang, Duke Huan, Duke Xiao, Duke Zhao, Duke Yi, Duke Hui, Duke Qing, Duke Ling, Duke Zhuang, Duke Jing, the Young Prince, Duke Dao, Duke Jian, Duke Ping, Duke Xuan, and Duke Kang, when Tian He usurped and extinguished the line. In all there were thirty rulers and seven hundred and forty-seven years, corresponding to the seventeenth year of King An of Zhou). The cohort of Guan Zhong, Bao Shu, Ning Qi, and Yanzi (around the time of Duke Jing).

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