Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Cheng 乘

Attested BC 147 - BC 136

Passages
4
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify Cheng as an aristocrat, royal family member, and ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Cheng 乘 Cheng
Given Cheng 乘 Cheng
Posthumous name King Ai of Qinghe 清河哀王 Qinghe Ai Wang
Title King of Qinghe 清河王
Title King of Qinghe 清河王 Qinghe Wang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Aristocrat
  • Royal Family Member
  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 中三年 · Western Year: BC 147
    Explicit · hanshu:006:s0108
  • Source Date: Text: 中四年 · Western Year: BC 146
    Explicit · hanshu:006:s0110
  • Source Date: Text: 十二年卒 · Western Interval: Start: BC 147 · End: BC 136
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:059:s0130
  • Source Date: Text: 孝景中三年 · Western Year: BC 147
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:059:s0129

Family

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  • Child of Emperor Jing (孝景皇帝)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Emperor Xiaojing (孝景皇帝)
    Kinship Term: imperial son / 皇子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Lady Wang Erxu (王夫人兒姁)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Sibling of Ji (寄)
    Kinship Term: same-mother brother / 同母 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half
  • Sibling of Yue (越)
    Kinship Term: same-mother brother / 同母 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half
  • Sibling of Liu Shun (舜)
    Kinship Term: same-mother brother / 同母 · Shared Parentage: maternal-half
  • Kinship Role: heirs · Count: 0 · Negated: true
    Explicit · shiji:059:s0130

Career and standing

  • Title: King of Qinghe / 清河王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中三年 · Western Year: BC 147
    Explicit · hanshu:006:s0108
  • Title: King of Qinghe / 清河王 · Action: enfeoffed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 孝景中三年 · Western Year: BC 147
    Explicit · shiji:059:s0129

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: administrative · Role: enfeoffee · Action: recorded enfeoffment as King of Qinghe (duplicate annal entry) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 中四年 · Western Year: BC 146
    Explicit · hanshu:006:s0110

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 6Volume 5: Annals of Emperor Jing · 2 passages
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 59House of the Five Clans · 2 passages
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