Qin and Han · Royal Family Member

Hong 閎

Died BC 117

Passages: 5
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Hong was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Death

BC 117 to BC 110 不幸早死
died young in his prime 不幸早死／中年早夭
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 167, 184

Age

young at accession; died in middle age
Source Text 年少…不幸中年早夭
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 167, 184

Attested activity

BC 117 to BC 110 不幸早死／中年早夭
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 167, 184
BC 117 閎且立為王時
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 153-154, 167

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Child of Emperor Wu (武帝)
father 父
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 153, 155
Child of Lady Wang (王夫人)
mother 母
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 153-154, 167

Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated true
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 167

Career and standing

King of Qi 齊王
BC 117 閎且立為王時 · At Qi 齊 · Enfeoffed
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 163, 165, 167
King of Qi 齊王
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 167, 184

Places and affiliations

Polity Han 漢 · Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 167
BC 117 閎且立為王時
At Qi 齊 · Relation Enfeoffed at
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 167

Events and relationships

Admonished to be prudent internally
BC 117 閎且立為王時 · Political · Addressee · With Emperor Wu (武帝)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passages 179, 187
Kingdom extinguished made commandery
Political · Ruler · At Qi 齊
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 167

Assessments and attributes

Assessment governed with attendants upholding ritual and righteousness · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 184
Assessment preserved himself without fault as the charter intended · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 60, passage 185

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 60House of the Three Kings · 5 passages

王夫人者，趙人也，與衛夫人并幸武帝，而生子閎。 Lady Wang was a native of Zhao. She and Lady Wei were both favored by Emperor Wu, and she bore him a son named Hong.

閎且立為王時，其母病，武帝自臨問之。 When Hong was about to be invested as king, his mother fell ill, and Emperor Wu personally went to visit her.

子閎王齊，年少，無有子，立，不幸早死，國絕，為郡。 Her son Hong reigned as King of Qi, but he was young and had no sons. After his investiture he unfortunately died young, the kingdom was extinguished, and its territory was converted into a commandery.

齊王之國，左右維持以禮義，不幸中年早夭。 The King of Qi governed his state with those around him upholding ritual propriety and righteousness, but unfortunately he died young in his prime.

遠哉賢主，昭然獨見：誡齊王以慎內； How far-sighted was the wise sovereign, seeing clearly what no one else perceived! He admonished the King of Qi to be prudent in internal affairs;