Ancient China · Ruler

Shihuang 始皇

Shǐhuáng

Attested BC 230 - BC 221

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Histories
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Overview

The translated histories identify Shihuang as a ruler. This record brings together 1 passage from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.

Names

TypeEnglishChinesePinyin
Personal Shihuang 始皇 Shǐhuáng
Title Shihuang 始皇 Shǐhuáng
Regnal Shihuang 始皇 Shǐhuáng

Identity

Historicity
Historical
Identification
Named
Sex
Male

Roles

  • Ruler

Life and dates

Attested activity

  • Source Date: Text: 始皇師之 · Western Interval: Start: BC 230 · End: BC 221
    Explicit event contextual date · shiji:073:s0182

Places and affiliations

Events and relationships

References in the histories

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Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian · 1 passage