Overview
King of Xiang was a ruler.
PeriodQin and Han
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
RolesRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 204 圍漢王於滎陽城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 75, 77, 85
- BC 205 遂與東伐項王。至彭城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 50-51
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Wife of the King of Xiang (項王妻)wife 妻Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 68
- Kinship Role clansmen · Quantity unspecified · Kinship Term members of the Xiang clan 諸項Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 68
Places and affiliations
- Polity Chu 楚 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passages 50, 77
- BC 205 遂與東伐項王。至彭城At Pengcheng 彭城 · Relation Victory atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 51
Events and relationships
- Cut supply roads and besieged XingyangBC 204 圍漢王於滎陽城 · Military · BesiegerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 75
- Defeated Han at PengchengBC 205 遂與東伐項王。至彭城 · Military · VictorDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 51
- Refused peaceBC 204 圍漢王於滎陽城 · Diplomatic · RefuserDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 77
Assessments and attributes
- 項王不能信人Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 68
- Assessment courteous-and-kind-to-men-of-integrity · Mode speech Speaker Chen Ping (陳平)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 79
- Assessment favors-Xiang-clansmen-and-wife-kinsmen · Mode speech Speaker Chen Ping (陳平)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 68
- Assessment jealous-and-quick-to-believe-slander · Mode speech Speaker Chen Ping (陳平)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 86
- Assessment stingy-in-rewarding-merit-with-fiefs · Mode speech Speaker Chen Ping (陳平)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 56, passage 80
References in the histories
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