Prince of Linjiang (臨江王)

Overview

The translated histories identify Prince of Linjiang as a royal family member and ruler. This record brings together 7 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	Prince of Linjiang	臨江王	Línjiāng wáng
Title	King of Linjiang	臨江王	Línjiāng Wáng
Title	Prince of Linjiang	臨江王	Línjiāng wáng
Title	Prince Rong	臨江王	Línjiāng wáng

Identity

Historicity: Historical
Identification: Title only
Sex: Male

Sex: male
Explicit · hanshu:102:s0038
Sex: male
Strongly inferred · shiji:108:s0043

Roles

Royal Family Member
Ruler

Life and dates

Death

Manner: suicide
Explicit · hanshu:102:s0040
Manner: suicide in the Commandant office / 自殺中尉府
Explicit · shiji:108:s0047

Attested activity

Source Date: Text: 吳楚反時 · Western Year: BC 154
Explicit event contextual date · shiji:108:s0043, shiji:108:s0046

Family

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Child of Emperor Jing (景帝)
Kinship Term: legitimate eldest crown prince / 適長太子 · Parentage: biological · Subject Role: son · Object Role: father · Subject Birth Order: 1

Career and standing

Action: deposed · Result Title: King of Linjiang / 臨江王
Explicit · shiji:108:s0046

References in the histories

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Book of Han, Chapter 102Volume 90: Cruel Officials · 4 passages

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臨江王征詣中尉府對簿，臨江王欲得刀筆為書謝上，而都禁吏弗與。 Prince Rong of Linjiang was hauled to headquarters for interrogation and begged for knife and stylus to draft an apology to the throne; Zhi Du barred clerks from supplying them.

魏其侯使人間予臨江王。 The Marquis of Weiqi smuggled writing tools to the prince.

臨江王既得，為書謝上，因自殺。 With them he penned his apology and took his own life.

竇太后曰：「臨江王獨非忠臣乎？」 The dowager retorted, "Was Prince Rong not loyal?"

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 108Biography of Han Changru · 3 passages

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安國泣數行下，曰：「大王自度於皇帝，孰與太上皇之與高皇帝及皇帝之與臨江王親？」 Anguo wept, his tears streaming down several lines, and said, "Your Majesty, compare for yourself your closeness to the Emperor—which is greater, the relation between the Grand Emperor Father and Emperor Gaozu, or that between the Emperor and the King of Linjiang?"

安國曰：「夫太上、臨江親父子之閒，然而高帝曰『提三尺劍取天下者朕也』，故太上皇終不得制事，居于櫟陽。 Anguo said, "The Grand Emperor Father and the King of Linjiang both stood within the closest bonds of father and son. Yet Emperor Gaozu said, 'It was I who took the empire with a three-foot sword,' and so the Grand Emperor Father in the end could not direct affairs, but lived at Liyang.

臨江王，適長太子也，以一言過，廢王臨江； The King of Linjiang was the legitimate eldest crown prince, yet because of a single verbal fault he was deposed and made King of Linjiang;