Overview
King Xi of Yan was a ruler.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 248 七年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 162
- BC 222 三十三年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 184
- BC 225 三十年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 183
- BC 246 九年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 163
- BC 228 二十七年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 177
- BC 232 二十三年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 175
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- BC 226 二十九年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 182
- BC 230 二十五年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 176
- BC 251 今王喜四年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 140
- BC 249 六年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 161
- BC 236 十九年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 173
- BC 243 十二年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 167
- BC 245 十年Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 164
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Dan (太子丹)heir apparent 太子Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 175, 182
Career and standing
- SufferedBC 222 三十三年 · Captured · Authority Polity Qin 秦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 184
Places and affiliations
- Polity Yan 燕 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 140, 184
- BC 226 二十九年At Ji 薊 · Relation Fled fromDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 182
- BC 226 二十九年At Liaodong 遼東 · Relation Moved toDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 182
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Direct quotationDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 145
Events and relationships
- KickedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 140, 152
- Led flanking armyBC 251 今王喜四年 · Military · CommanderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 140, 150
- State destroyedBC 222 三十三年 · Political · SubjectDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 184
References in the histories
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