Ancient China · Aristocrat

Lord of Mengchang 孟嘗君

Mèngcháng Jūn

Attested BC 249

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Lord of Mengchang was an aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 249 莊襄王元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 85, passages 52, 56

Places and affiliations

Polity Qi 齊 · Relation Of
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 85, passage 56

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 85Biography of Master Lü Buwei · 1 passage

當是時，魏有信陵君，楚有春申君，趙有平原君，齊有孟嘗君，皆下士喜賓客以相傾。 In that era, the state of Wei had the Lord of Xinling, Chu had the Lord of Chunshen, Zhao had the Lord of Pingyuan, and Qi had the Lord of Mengchang. Each of these great lords vied with the others in humbling himself before scholars and hosting retainers.