Overview
Miao Xian was an eunuch Official.
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 298 to BC 266 趙惠文王時Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 3-4
Career and standing
- Eunuch Director 宦者令HeldDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 3, 9
- favored by the king of Zhao 幸於趙王Favored courtierDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 14
Places and affiliations
- Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 3
Works and attributed material
- Speech · Speaker · Quote true · With King Huiwen of Zhao (趙惠文王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 9, 11-18
Events and relationships
- Accompanied Zhao king meeting Yan kingDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 12
- Committed offense planned flight to YanLegal · OffenderDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 11
- Plea on execution block then pardonedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 16-17
- Recommended Lin Xiangru as envoyDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 9, 18
- Relation Patron of · Person Lin Xiangru (藺相如)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 3, 9
- Relation Client of · Person King Huiwen of Zhao (趙惠文王)Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 14, 17
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 3
References in the histories
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