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Zhuan Zhu

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Chinese assassin of King Liao of Wu (died 515 BC)

PoliticiansLived 550 BC to 515 BC · aged 35
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Zhuan Zhu was an assassin in the Spring and Autumn period. Zhuan Zhu used to be a butcher, he was very filial to his mother. As Prince Guang wanted to kill King Liao of Wu and take the throne himself, Zhuan Zhu was recommended to Prince Guang by Wu Zixu.

Politicians born in the 550s BC 6

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Zhuan Zhu was an assassin in the Spring and Autumn period. Zhuan Zhu used to be a butcher, he was very filial to his mother. As Prince Guang wanted to kill King Liao of Wu and take the throne himself, Zhuan Zhu was recommended to Prince Guang by Wu Zixu. In 515 BC he managed to kill King Liao in a party with a dagger hidden in a fish. He was killed after he had completed his mission. In folklore, the dagger he used to kill King Liao was named Yuchang (魚腸), or "Fish intestines", because it was small enough to be hidden in a fish.

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Politicians
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Politician
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deceased
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Lived 550 BC to 515 BC · aged 35
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