Ancient China · Statesman

Zhang Yi 張儀

Attested BC 310

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Zhang Yi was a statesman.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 310 太子武王立
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Career and standing

Entered
BC 310 太子武王立 · Banished
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8
banishment 逐
BC 310 太子武王立 · Suffered · Authority King Wu of Qin (秦武王)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

Events and relationships

Banished
BC 310 太子武王立 · Political · Banished official · With Wei Zhang (魏章)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 71, passage 8

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 71Biographies of Shu Lizi and Gan Mao · 1 passage

秦惠王卒，太子武王立，逐張儀、魏章，而以樗里子、甘茂為左右丞相。 When King Hui of Qin died, Crown Prince Wu ascended the throne as King Wu. He banished Zhang Yi and Wei Zhang, and appointed Shu Lizi and Gan Mao as left and right prime ministers.