Qin and Han · Marquis of Weiqi

Dou Ying 竇嬰

Attested BC 154

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Dou Ying was a Marquis of Weiqi.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 154 景帝與王燕見
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 58, passages 144-145

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 58House of Prince Xiao of Liang · 2 passages

齊如魏其侯竇嬰之正言也，何以有後禍？ Had they all spoken as forthrightly as the Marquis of Weiqi, Dou Ying, what later calamity could have arisen?

竇嬰在前，據地言曰：「漢法之約，傳子適孫，今帝何以得傳弟，擅亂高帝約乎！」 But Dou Ying stepped forward, struck the ground, and declared, "The covenant of Han law mandates succession from father to son and grandson. How can the emperor pass the throne to his brother and recklessly violate the compact established by Emperor Gaozu!"