Qin and Han · King Li of Qi

Liu Cijing 齊王

First attested BC 131; died BC 127

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Liu Cijing was a king Li of Qi.

Life and dates

Death

BC 127 飲藥自殺
Suicide by poison
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 150

Attested activity

BC 131 to BC 127 齊王…立五年死
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 145

Family

Sibling of Princess Ji (姊翁主)
elder sister 姊
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passages 147, 149

Kinship Role heirs · Count 0 · Negated true
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passages 151, 156

Places and affiliations

Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Subject of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 52, passage 145

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 52House of Prince Daohui of Qi · 6 passages

今齊王於親屬益疏。」 Yet the present King of Qi grows ever more remote in kinship from the throne.'

今聞齊王與其姊亂。」 And now I hear the King of Qi is carrying on an incestuous affair with his own sister.'

主父偃既至齊，乃急治王後宮宦者為王通於姊翁主所者，令其辭證皆引王。 Upon arriving in Qi, Zhu Fu Yan swiftly interrogated the eunuchs of the inner palace who had facilitated the King's liaisons with his sister, the Princess, compelling all their testimony and evidence to implicate the King.

王年少，懼大罪為吏所執誅，乃飲藥自殺。 The King was young and terrified that the gravity of his crime would lead to his arrest and execution. He drank poison and took his own life.

公孫弘言：「齊王以憂死毋後，國入漢，非誅偃無以塞天下之望。」 Gongsun Hong declared, 'The King of Qi died in anguish, leaving no heir, and his kingdom has reverted to the Han. Unless Zhu Fu Yan is put to death, the expectations of the realm will not be satisfied.'

齊厲王立五年死，毋後，國入于漢。 King Li of Qi reigned for five years and died without an heir. His kingdom reverted to the Han.