Qin and Han · Ruler

Second Emperor 二世

Er Shi

Attested BC 210 - BC 207

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Second Emperor was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 210 to BC 207 二世
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passage 239

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Ruled
Strongly inferred · Book of Later Han 76, passage 239

Events and relationships

Second Emperor calamity (allusion)
Political · Ruler
Directly stated · Book of Later Han 76, passage 239

References in the histories

Book of Later Han, Chapter 76Volume 69: Biographies of Dou, He · 1 passage

今不慮前事之失，復循覆車之軌，臣恐二世之難，必將復及，趙高之變，不朝則夕。 Now, heedless of past failures, the court again follows the road of the overturned cart; I fear a Second Emperor catastrophe will return, and a Zhao Gao-style coup may come overnight.