Ancient China · Ruler

King Wu of Qin 秦武王

Qin Wu Wang

Died BC 310

Passages
7
Chapters
2
Histories
1

Overview

The translated histories identify King Wu of Qin as a ruler. This record brings together 7 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

RolesRuler

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal King Wu of Qin 秦武王 Qin Wu Wang
Title King Wu 武王 Wu Wang
Title King Wu 武王 Wǔwáng
Title King Wu of Qin 秦武王 Qin Wu Wang
Title King Wu of Qin 秦武王 Qín Wǔwáng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Title only
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Death

  • Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秦武王卒 · Western Interval: Start: BC 310 · End: BC 307
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0003
  • Manner: unspecified
    Explicit · shiji:045:s0114

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 秦武王卒 · Western Interval: Start: BC 310 · End: BC 307
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0003
  • Source Date: Text: 襄王四年 · Western Year: BC 308
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:045:s0111

Family

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  • Spouse of Empress of King Wu (武王后)
    Kinship Term: empress / 后 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Subject Role: wife · Object Role: husband
  • Child of King Hui of Qin (秦惠王)
    Kinship Term: father / 父 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
  • Child of Empress Dowager Xuan (宣太后)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son · Negated: true
  • Child of Empress Huiwen (惠文后)
    Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
  • Sibling of King Zhao of Qin (昭王)
    Kinship Term: younger brother / 弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: younger · Subject Role: younger-brother · Object Role: elder-brother
  • Kinship Role: sons · Count: 0 · Negated: true
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0003
  • Kinship Role: younger-brothers · Label: younger brothers contending for the throne / 諸弟 · Quantity: unspecified
    Explicit · shiji:072:s0011

Places and affiliations

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 45House of Han · 2 passages
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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72Biography of the Marquis of Rang · 5 passages
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