Overview
The translated histories identify Nie Zheng as an assassin. This record brings together 2 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Nie Zheng | 聶政 | Nie Zheng |
| Personal name | Nie Zheng | 聶政 | Nie Zheng |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · jinshi:127:s0137, shiji:045:s0004
Roles
- Assassin
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 列侯三年 · Western Year: BC 397Explicit event contextual date · shiji:045:s0038
- Source Date: Text: 聶政 · Western Year: BC 397Explicit · jinshi:127:s0137
Events and relationships
- Kind: assassination · Role: assassin · Action: killed · Other Person Id: Xia Lei (俠累) · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 列侯三年 · Western Year: BC 397Explicit · shiji:045:s0038
References in the histories
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