Ancient China · Ruler

Duke Xian of Qin 秦獻公

Qin Xian Gong

Attested BC 384

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Duke Xian of Qin was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 384 獻公徙櫟邑
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 107

Places and affiliations

At Liyi 櫟邑 · Relation Relocated to
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 129, passage 107

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 129Biographies of Money-Makers · 1 passage

獻（孝）公徙櫟邑，櫟邑北卻戎翟，東通三晉，亦多大賈。 Duke Xian relocated to Liyi, which pushed back the Rong and Di to the north and opened trade routes east to the Three Jin states. There too, great merchants abounded.