Ancient China · Ruler

King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷

Zhao Wang Qian

Attested BC 235 - BC 228

Passages
4
Chapters
3
Histories
2

Overview

The translated histories identify King Qian of Zhao as a ruler. This record brings together 4 passages from 3 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷 Zhao Wang Qian
Title King Qian 趙王遷
Personal King Qian 王遷 Wang Qian
Title King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷
Regnal King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷 Zhao Wang Qian

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 趙亡前 · Western Year: BC 228
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:088:s0049
  • Source Date: Text: 趙王遷 · Western Interval: Start: BC 235 · End: BC 228
    Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:059:s0114
  • Source Date: Text: 趙王遷立 · Western Interval: Start: BC 235 · End: BC 228
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:102:s0116

Family

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Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

  • Kind: political · Role: ruler · Action: executed-li-mu-on-slander · Other Person Id: Li Mu (李牧) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 王遷立 · Western Year: BC 235
    Explicit · shiji:102:s0117

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 59Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 88Biography of Meng Tian · 1 passage
Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang · 2 passages