Overview
King Yi was a ruler of Yan.
Life and dates
Death
- UnspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 85
Age
- Stage heir-apparent-then-rulerDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 80
Attested activity
- BC 333 二十九年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 80
- BC 323 十年，燕君為王Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 83
- BC 321 易王立十二年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 85
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Child of Duke Wen (文公)father 父Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 80
- Parent of Yan Kuai (燕噲)son 子Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 85
- Spouse of Daughter of King Hui of Qin (秦惠王之女)wife 婦Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 79
Career and standing
- Assumed titleKingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 83
- As King Yi 易王Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 80
Places and affiliations
- Polity Yan · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passage 80
References in the histories
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