Ancient China · Ruler

King Hui of Qin 秦惠王

Qin Huiwang

First attested BC 337; died BC 311

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Hui of Qin was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 311 秦惠王卒
At Qin 秦
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Attested activity

BC 337 to BC 311 秦惠王
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 1, 8
BC 313 秦惠王二十五年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 5
BC 330 秦惠王八年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 4
BC 311 秦惠王卒
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of King Wu of Qin (秦武王)
crown prince 太子 · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8
Child of Father of King Hui of Qin and Shu Lizi (秦惠王與樗里子之父)
father 父 · paternal line
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 1
Child of Mother of King Hui of Qin (秦惠王之母)
mother 母 · maternal line
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 1
Sibling of Shu Lizi (樗里子)
younger half-brother 弟 · Paternal half siblings · paternal line
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 1

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passages 1, 4

Events and relationships

Dispatched general
BC 313 秦惠王二十五年 · Military · Sovereign · With Shu Lizi (樗里子)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 5
Granted rank and dispatched
BC 330 秦惠王八年 · Political · Sovereign · With Shu Lizi (樗里子)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 4
Relation Succeeded by · Person King Wu of Qin (秦武王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 71Biographies of Shu Lizi and Gan Mao · 4 passages

樗里子者，名疾，秦惠王之弟也，與惠王異母。 Shu Lizi, whose given name was Ji, was the younger half-brother of King Hui of Qin.

秦惠王八年，爵樗里子右更，使將而伐曲沃，盡出其人，取其城，地入秦。 In the eighth year of King Hui of Qin, he granted Shu Lizi the rank of Right Geng and dispatched him as general to attack Quwo. They drove out all its inhabitants, seized the city, and the territory fell under Qin's control.

秦惠王二十五年，使樗里子為將伐趙，虜趙將軍莊豹，拔藺。 In the twenty-fifth year of King Hui of Qin, he dispatched Shu Lizi as general to attack Zhao. They captured the Zhao general Zhuang Bao and seized the city of Lin.

秦惠王卒，太子武王立，逐張儀、魏章，而以樗里子、甘茂為左右丞相。 When King Hui of Qin died, Crown Prince Wu ascended the throne as King Wu. He banished Zhang Yi and Wei Zhang, and appointed Shu Lizi and Gan Mao as left and right prime ministers.