Overview
The translated histories identify King Ping of Chu as a ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Ping of Chu | 荊平 | King Ping of Chu |
| Title | King Ping | 荊平 | |
| Title | King Ping | 平王 | Ping Wang |
| Regnal | King Ping | 平王 | Píng Wáng |
| Title | King Ping of Chu | 荊平 | |
| Regnal | King Ping of Chu | 楚平王 | Chu Ping Wang |
| Title | King Ping of Chu | 荊平王 | Jīng Píng Wáng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: male
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 楚平王時 · Western Year: BC 522Explicit event contextual date · shiji:088:s0069
- Source Date: Text: 荊平 · Western Interval: Start: BC 528 · End: BC 516Explicit · hanshu:046:s0014
- Source Date: Text: 荊平王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 528 · End: BC 516Explicit · shiji:100:s0022
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Chu / 楚 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:088:s0069
References in the histories
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