Lord Chunshen (春申君)

Overview

The translated histories identify Lord Chunshen as an aristocrat, diplomat, general, and named individual. This record brings together 14 passages from 9 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

Type	English	Chinese	Pinyin
Personal	Lord Chunshen	春申君	Chūnshēn Jūn
Title	Chunshen	春申
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申君	Chūnshēn Jūn
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申	Chunshen
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申君	Chunshen Jun
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申君	Chunshenjun
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申君	Chunshen jun
Title	Lord Chunshen	春申	Chūnshēn
Title	Lord of Chunshen	春申君	Chūnshēn Jūn

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · shiji:048:s0064, shiji:076:s0068, shiji:085:s0056
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:078:s0170, shiji:078:s0171, shiji:124:s0022
Value: male
Explicit · hanshu:093:s0109, shiji:073:s0100
Value: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:074:s0083

Roles

Aristocrat
Diplomat
General
Named Individual
Official
Royal Family Member
Statesman

Life and dates

Death

Date Context: Source Date: Text: 春申君死 · Western Year: BC 238
Explicit · shiji:074:s0084

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 初 · Western Interval: Start: BC 272 · End: BC 263
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:078:s0171
Source Date: Text: 四十九年 · Western Year: BC 258
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:073:s0089, shiji:073:s0100
Source Date: Text: 後 · Western Year: BC 238
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:078:s0172, shiji:078:s0174
Source Date: Text: 春申君 · Western Year: c. BC 238
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:048:s0064
Source Date: Text: 春申君以為蘭陵令 · Western Interval: Start: BC 262 · End: BC 238
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:074:s0083
Source Date: Text: 春申君死 · Western Year: BC 238
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:074:s0084
Source Date: Text: 楚王時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 262 · End: BC 238
Explicit event contextual date · hanshu:093:s0109
Source Date: Text: 秦急圍邯鄲 · Western Year: BC 257
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:076:s0068, shiji:076:s0069
Source Date: Text: 莊襄王元年 · Western Year: BC 249
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:085:s0052, shiji:085:s0056
Source Date: Text: 近世延陵、孟嘗、春申、平原、信陵 · Western Interval: Start: BC 300 · End: BC 220
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:124:s0022

Family

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Parent of King Huai (懷王)
Kinship Term: biological father in the reported account / 有身 · Parentage: claimed · Provenance: Mode: hearsay · Speaker Person Id: Zhang Kuang (張匡)
Spouse of Presented Wife of Lord Chunshen (春申君所獻妻)
Kinship Term: wife / 妻 · Union Category: marriage

Career and standing

Label: chancellor of Chu / 楚相 · Action: held
Explicit · hanshu:093:s0109
Title: Lord Chunshen / 春申君 · Action: held
Explicit · shiji:073:s0100, shiji:078:s0170, shiji:078:s0171, shiji:078:s0174
Status: royal-kin · Label: relied on kinship with royalty / 因王者親屬
Explicit · shiji:124:s0022

Places and affiliations

Label: Chu / 楚 · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:073:s0100
Polity: Chu · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:076:s0068
Polity: Chu / 楚 · Relation: of
Explicit · shiji:085:s0056
Polity: Chu / 楚 · Relation: served
Explicit · shiji:074:s0083, shiji:078:s0170, shiji:078:s0171
Place: Lord Chunshen's ancient city / 春申君故城 · Relation: associated-with
Explicit · shiji:078:s0170

Events and relationships

Kind: appointment · Role: appointer · Action: appointed Xun Qing magistrate of Lanling · Other Person Id: Xunzi (孫卿)
Explicit · shiji:074:s0083
Kind: political · Role: victim · Action: controlled-by · Other Person Id: Li Yuan (李園) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 後制於李園 · Western Year: BC 238
Explicit · shiji:078:s0172
Kind: political · Role: advisee · Action: ignored-counsel · Other Person Id: Zhu Ying (朱英) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 春申君失朱英 · Western Year: BC 238
Explicit · shiji:078:s0174
Kind: military · Action: led Chu forces in the relief attack against Qin at Handan · Role: commander · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 四十九年 · Western Year: BC 258
Explicit · shiji:073:s0100
Kind: alliance · Role: lord · Action: led the anti-Qin alliances of the feudal states
Explicit · shiji:048:s0168, shiji:048:s0169
Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: led-Chu-relief-troops-to-Zhao · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 秦急圍邯鄲 · Western Year: BC 257
Explicit · shiji:076:s0068
Kind: diplomatic · Role: persuader · Action: persuaded · Other Person Id: King Zhao of Qin (昭王) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 初，春申君之說秦昭王 · Western Interval: Start: BC 272 · End: BC 263
Explicit · shiji:078:s0171
Kind: political · Role: agent · Action: risked-life-to-send-home · Other Person Id: Chu crown prince (楚太子) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 出身遣楚太子歸 · Western Year: BC 263
Explicit · shiji:078:s0171
Relation: controlled-by · Person Id: Li Yuan (李園)
Explicit · shiji:078:s0172
Relation: client-of-counsel-from · Person Id: Zhu Ying (朱英)
Strongly inferred · shiji:078:s0174

Assessments and attributes

Assessment: discerning, loyal, generous, caring toward followers, and respectful of worthy men · Provenance: Mode: quoted-source-judgment · Source Person Id: Jia Yi (賈誼)
Explicit · shiji:048:s0168
Assessment: failed to act decisively when he should have heeded Zhu Ying, and so suffered the resulting disorder · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)
Explicit · shiji:078:s0173, shiji:078:s0174
Assessment: worthy; attracted worthies and won renown · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)
Explicit · shiji:124:s0022
Kind: character-judgment · Statement: later muddled/confused (旄矣) after earlier clear wisdom · Provenance: Mode: historian-judgment · Speaker Person Id: Sima Qian (太史公)
Explicit · shiji:078:s0171, shiji:078:s0172