Ancient China · Aristocrat and Knight-Errant

Lord Chunshen 春申君

Chunshen Jun

Attested BC 262 - BC 238

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord Chunshen was an aristocrat and Knight-Errant.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 262 to BC 238 列國公子…競為遊俠
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 104, passage 9

Career and standing

wandering knight-errant 遊俠
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 9

Places and affiliations

Polity Chu 楚 · Relation Member of
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 9

Assessments and attributes

Assessment among Four Heroes; criminals against the Six States · Mode historian-judgment
Directly stated · Book of Han 104, passage 22

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 104Volume 92: Youxias · 1 passage

由是列國公子，魏有信陵、趙有平原、齊有孟嘗、楚有春申，皆借王公之勢，競為遊俠，雞鳴狗盜，無不賓禮。 Then came the famous lords of the blood: Xinling in Wei, Pingyuan in Zhao, Mengchang in Qi, and Chunshen in Chu. Trading on royal connections, they competed in knight-errantry and received even men of the pettiest talents as honored guests.