Che Qianqiu (車千秋)

Overview

Che Qianqiu was a Chancellor.

PeriodQin and Han

IdentityHistorical · Male

Roles

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Life and dates

Death

Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 6

Attested activity

BC 91 太子事
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 69
BC 87 to BC 74 昭帝時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 85, passage 6
BC 90 to BC 80 漢車千秋故事
Strongly inferred · Book of Wei 89, passage 129
BC 80 燕王獄
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 70, passage 42
c. BC 100 to BC 77 車千秋
Directly stated · Book of Northern Qi 29, passage 71

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of Daughter of Che Qianqiu
daughter
Strongly inferred · Book of Han 70, passage 42
Parent of Son of Che Qianqiu (車千秋子)
son 子
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 6
Sibling of Younger brother of Che Qianqiu (丞相弟)
younger brother 弟
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 10

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Career and standing

Chancellor 丞相
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 6
Magistrate of Changling 長陵令
Held
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 69

Places and affiliations

Han 漢
Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Han 85, passage 6
Polity Western Han 西漢 · Relation Served
Directly stated · Book of Wei 89, passage 129

Events and relationships

Denounced Tian Ren for treason
Legal · Accuser · With Tian Ren (田仁)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 104, passage 69

References in the histories

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History

10 passages

Book of Northern Qi, Chapter 29Volume 29 Biographies 21: Li Hun; Zi Zhan; Hun Dihui; Zuzi Gongxu; Li Yu; Di Jin; Zu Dixiao; Zheng Shuzu; Zi Yuande · 1 passage

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繪曰：「兄所出雖遠，當共車千秋分一字耳。」 Hui said, "Though what you issue from is remote, you should share one character with Che Qianqiu."

Book of Han, Chapter 70Volume 60: Du Zhou · 4 passages

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少府徐仁即丞相車千秋女婿也，故千秋數為侯史吳言。 Xu Ren was the son-in-law of Chancellor Che Qianqiu, who repeatedly interceded for Houshi Wu.

恐光不聽，千秋即召中二千石、博士會公車門，議問吳法。 Fearing Huo Guang would not relent, Che Qianqiu called a conference at the public carriage gate of every official from two thousand piculs down and the court erudits to debate how Wu should be charged.

明日，千秋封上眾議，光於是以千秋擅召中二千石以下，外內異言，遂下延尉平、少府仁獄。 The next day the chancellor forwarded their unanimous opinion. Huo Guang, furious that Che Qianqiu had convened a quasi-judicial assembly without authorization, had Wang Ping and Xu Ren thrown into prison.

群下言讙譁，庶人私議，流言四布，延年竊重將軍失此名於天下也！」 Murmurs are rising from every quarter. I would hate to see Your Lordship's good name tarnished throughout the realm for prosecuting Che Qianqiu!"

Book of Han, Chapter 85Volume 74: Wei Xiang and Bing Ji · 3 passages

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會丞相車千秋死，先是千秋子為雒陽武庫令，自見失父，而相治郡嚴，恐久獲罪，乃自免去。 When Chancellor Che Qianqiu died, his son—who had been director of the Luoyang armory—feared that under Wei Xiang’s strict rule he might eventually be charged with some fault, and resigned without waiting to be dismissed.

相獨恨曰：「大將軍聞此令去官，必以為我用丞相死不能遇其子。 Wei Xiang brooded alone: ‘If Grand General Huo Guang learns the chancellor’s son has quit, he will think that on account of the chancellor’s death I failed to treat his son properly.