King Zhuangxiang of Qin
| King Zhuangxiang of Qin 秦莊襄王 | |||||
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Chengjiao | |||||
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| Father | King Xiaowen of Qin | ||||
| Mother | Queen Dowager Xia | ||||
| King Zhuangxiang of Qin | |
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Hanyu Pinyin | Zǐchǔ |
King Zhuangxiang of Qin (281– 6 July 247 BCE[2]), personal names Yiren and Zichu, was the penultimate ruler of the Qin state during the third century BCE in the Warring States period of ancient China.[3]
Life
Yiren was born to
In the meantime, through bribes and machinations, Lü Buwei helped Yiren return to Qin. He also successfully conditioned Lord Anguo's primary spouse, the childless Lady Huayang, to adopt Yiren as her own son, thereby making Yiren become Lord Anguo's legitimate
Zhuangxiang died in 247 BCE after reigning for three years and was succeeded by Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng unified China and founded the Qin dynasty in 221 BCE, becoming historically known as "Qin Shi Huang" (First Emperor of Qin).
He was posthumously declared as
Popular culture
He is portrayed by Mao Zijun in the Chinese television series The Legend of Haolan (2019).
Ancestry
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References
- ^ (Volume 05 of Records of the Grand Historian indicated that King Xiaowen died on the 3rd day after his coronation, on the xinchou day of the 10th month of the 1st year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 14 Nov 250 BCE on the proleptic Julian calendar. (孝文王除丧，十月己亥即位，三日辛丑卒...))
- ^ Volume 05 of Records of the Grand Historian indicated that King Zhuangxiang died on the bingwu day of the 5th month of the 4th year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 6 Jul 247 BCE on the proleptic Julian calendar. ([四年]...。五月丙午，庄襄王卒...)
- ISBN 0231081693, 9780231081696. pg 35. pg 59.
- ISBN 9789004163812.