King Zhuangxiang of Qin

King Zhuangxiang of Qin
秦莊襄王
King of Qin
Reignc. November 250 BCE[1] – 6 July 247 BCE
PredecessorKing Xiaowen of Qin
SuccessorYing Zheng
Born281 BCE
Died6 July 247 BCE (aged 33–34)
Burial
Zhiyang (芷陽)
SpouseQueen Dowager Zhao
IssueYing Zheng
Chengjiao
Full name
Posthumous name
King Zhuangxiang (莊襄王)
or
King Zhuang (莊王)
or
King Xiang (襄王)
HouseYing
DynastyQin
FatherKing Xiaowen of Qin
MotherQueen Dowager Xia
King Zhuangxiang of Qin
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQín Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Yiren
Traditional Chinese異人
Simplified Chinese异人
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYìrén
Zichu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐchǔ

King Zhuangxiang of Qin (281– 6 July 247 BCE[2]), personal name Ying Yiren, Ying Ziyi or Ying Zichu, was a king of the Qin state.[3] He was the father and predecessor of Qin Shi Huang, who would later unify China proper and become China's first emperor. He was posthumously honored as Taishang Huang by the Qin dynasty.

  1. ^ (Volume 05 of Records of the Grand Historian indicated that King Xiaowen died on the 3rd day after his coronation, on the xinchou day of the 10th month of the 1st year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 14 Nov 250 BCE on the proleptic Julian calendar. (孝文王除丧,十月己亥即位,三日辛丑卒...))
  2. ^ Volume 05 of Records of the Grand Historian indicated that King Zhuangxiang died on the bingwu day of the 5th month of the 4th year of his reign. Using the Zhuanxu calendar, the date corresponds to 6 Jul 247 BCE on the proleptic Julian calendar. ([四年]...。五月丙午,庄襄王卒...)
  3. ^ Records of the Grand Historian: Qin Dynasty (English translation). (1996). Ssu-Ma, Ch'ien. Sima, Qian. Burton Watson as translator. Edition: 3, reissue, revised. Columbia. University Press. ISBN 0231081693, 9780231081696. pg 35. pg 59.