Ancient China · King of Han

King An 王安

Wáng Ān

Attested BC 239 - BC 230

Passages
3
Chapters
1
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify King An as a ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesRuler

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King An 王安 Wáng Ān

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 三十四年 · Regnal Year: 34 · Western Year: BC 239
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0190
  • Source Date: Text: 王安五年 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: BC 234
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0191
  • Source Date: Text: 九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: BC 230
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:045:s0192

Family

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Career and standing

  • Status: captive · Action: entered · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: BC 230
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0192
  • Status: captivity · Action: captured · Authority: Qin / 秦 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: BC 230
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0192
  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 三十四年 · Regnal Year: 34 · Western Year: BC 239 · Predecessor Person Id: King Huan Hui (韓桓惠王)
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0190
  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: BC 230 · Statement: Qin captured King An and annexed Han
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0192, shiji:045:s0193

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: ruler-of-attacked-state · Action: attacked · Counterpart: Qin / 秦 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 王安五年 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: BC 234
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0191
  • Kind: political · Role: deposed-ruler · Action: captured-and-realm-annexed · Counterpart: Qin / 秦 · Place: Yingchuan Commandery / 潁州郡 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 九年 · Regnal Year: 9 · Western Year: BC 230
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0192, shiji:045:s0193
  • Kind: diplomatic · Role: sender · Action: sent-envoy · Other Person Id: Han Fei (韓非) · Counterpart: Qin / 秦 · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 王安五年 · Regnal Year: 5 · Western Year: BC 234
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0191

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45House of Han · 3 passages
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