Overview
The translated histories identify Zhuang Qiao as a general and ruler. This record brings together 3 passages from 1 chapter across 1 history, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | Zhuang Qiao | 莊蹻 | Zhuang Qiao |
| Title | King of Dian |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:116:s0010
Roles
- General
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 楚威王時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 339 · End: BC 329
Family
- Ancestor of Chang Qiang (嘗羌)Kinship Term: descendant of Chu / 楚苗裔 · Line: paternal
- Descendant of King Zhuang of Chu (楚莊)Kinship Term: descendant / 苗裔 · Line: paternal · Parentage: biological
Origins and identity
- Label: descendant of King Zhuang of Chu / 楚莊王苗裔Explicit · shiji:116:s0011
Career and standing
- Status: king · Action: assumed · Label: king of Dian / 王滇Explicit · shiji:116:s0013
Places and affiliations
- Polity: Chu / 楚 · Relation: servedExplicit · shiji:116:s0010
- Polity: Dian / 滇 · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:116:s0013
- Place: Dian Lake / 滇池 · Relation: traveled-toExplicit · shiji:116:s0012
Events and relationships
- Kind: political · Role: actor · Action: proclaimed himself king of Dian after Qin blocked return routeExplicit · shiji:116:s0013
- Kind: military · Role: commander · Action: subjugated lands west of Ba and Qianzhong · Date Context: Source Date: Text: 楚威王時 · Western Interval: Start: BC 339 · End: BC 329Explicit · shiji:116:s0010
References in the histories
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