King of Changsha (長沙王)

Overview

The translated histories identify King of Changsha as a royal family member and 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.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	King of Changsha	長沙王	Changsha Wang
Title	King of Changsha	長沙王	Chángshā wáng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:084:s0128

Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 孝文 · Western Interval: Start: BC 180 · End: BC 169
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:084:s0128, shiji:084:s0132

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia · 3 passages

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自屈原沈汨羅後百有餘年，漢有賈生，為長沙王太傅，過湘水，投書以弔屈原。 More than a hundred years after Qu Yuan drowned in the Miluo, there was a man of the Han named Jia Sheng, who served as Grand Tutor to the King of Changsha. As he crossed the Xiang River, he cast a written elegy into the waters to mourn Qu Yuan.

於是天子後亦疏之，不用其議，乃以賈生為長沙王太傅。 The emperor afterward also distanced himself from Jia Sheng and ceased to follow his counsel. He appointed Jia Sheng as Grand Tutor to the King of Changsha.

賈生為長沙王太傅三年，有鸮飛入賈生舍，止于坐隅。 After Jia Sheng had served as Grand Tutor to the King of Changsha for three years, an owl flew into his lodgings and perched in the corner of his seat.