King Zhuangxiang (莊襄王)

Overview

The translated histories identify King Zhuangxiang as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 32 passages from 2 chapters across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	King Zhuangxiang	莊襄王	Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Regnal	King Zhuangxiang	莊襄王	Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Posthumous name	King Zhuangxiang	莊襄王	Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Personal name	Zichu	子楚	Zǐchǔ

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Named
Sex: Male

Sex: male
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Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 莊襄王即位三年 · Western Year: BC 247
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Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 施及孝文王、莊襄王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 249 · End: BC 247
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0176
Source Date: Text: 秦昭王五十六年 · Western Year: BC 251
Explicit · shiji:085:s0047
Source Date: Text: 秦昭王五十年 · Western Year: BC 257
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Source Date: Text: 秦昭王四十二年 · Western Year: BC 265
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Source Date: Text: 莊襄王元年 · Western Year: BC 249
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Source Date: Text: 莊襄王即位三年 · Western Year: BC 247
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Family

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Child of Lady Huayang (華陽夫人)
Kinship Term: adopted son / 子 · Parentage: adoptive · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Sibling of Eldest son of Lord Anguo
Kinship Term: brothers / 兄弟 · Shared Parentage: paternal-half · Subject Relative Age: younger
Child of Lady Xia (夏姬)
Kinship Term: mother / 母 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: mother · Object Role: son
Spouse of Mother of Zheng
Kinship Term: principal wife / 夫人 · Union Category: primary-marriage · Relationship State: active
Child of King Xiaowen (孝文王)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son
Parent of Zheng (政)
Kinship Term: son / 子 · Parentage: claimed · Subject Role: father · Object Role: son

Origins and identity

秦諸庶孽孫
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Career and standing

Status: crown-prince · Action: appointed · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秦昭王五十六年 · Western Year: BC 251
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Status: legitimate-heir · Action: designated
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Status: hostage-prince · Action: held · Place: Zhao / 趙
Explicit · shiji:085:s0009
Date Context: Source Date: Text: 太子子楚代立 · Western Year: BC 250
Explicit · shiji:085:s0050

Places and affiliations

Polity: Qin / 秦 · Relation: of
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Place: Handan / 邯鄲 · Relation: resided-in
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Place: Zhao / 趙 · Relation: hostage-in
Explicit · shiji:085:s0009
Place: Zhiyang / 芷陽 · Relation: buried-at
Explicit · shiji:085:s0074

Works and attributed material

Kind: speech · Role: speaker · Other Person Id: Lü Buwei (呂不韋) · Quoted: true
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Events and relationships

Kind: escape · Role: agent · Action: escaped-hostage · Place: Handan / 邯鄲 · Other Person Id: Lü Buwei (呂不韋) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秦昭王五十年 · Western Year: BC 257
Explicit · shiji:085:s0045