Ancient China · Ruler

King of Chu 楚王

Chǔ Wáng

Attested BC 223 - BC 223

Passages
2
Chapters
2
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify King of Chu as a ruler. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King of Chu 楚王 Chǔ Wáng
Title King of Chu 楚王 Chǔ Wáng
Title King of Chu 楚王 Chu Wang

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 二十四年 · Western Year: BC 223
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:088:s0011
  • Source Date: Text: 楚王嘗獲之 · Western Interval: Start: BC 400 · End: BC 223
    Strongly inferred · houhanshu:131:s0066
  • Source Date: Text: 秦滅楚 · Western Year: BC 223
    Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:131:s0068

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: military · Role: captive · Action: captured · Other Person Id: Meng Wu (蒙武) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 二十四年 · Western Year: BC 223
    Explicit · shiji:088:s0011
  • Kind: political · Role: defeated-ruler · Action: Chu-destroyed-by-Qin
  • Kind: legendary · Role: acquirer · Action: obtained-xiezhi

References in the histories

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Book of Later Han, Chapter 131Volume 120: Treatise on Carriages and Dress, Part Two · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 88Biography of Meng Tian · 1 passage