Ancient China · King of Qin

King Hui of Qin 秦惠王

Qin Hui Wang

Attested BC 361 - BC 311

Passages: 8
Chapters: 3
Histories: 1

Overview

King Hui of Qin was a king of Qin.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 361 to BC 338 太子犯法
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passages 86, 89
BC 338 太子立
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passages 174, 187
BC 338 to BC 311 惠王…時
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 10
BC 337 to BC 311 惠王
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 84, passage 29

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Spouse of Queen Dowager Xuan (宣太后)
consort 八子 · Secondary marriage
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 4, 10
Child of Duke Xiao of Qin (秦孝公)
heir 君嗣
crown prince 太子
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passages 89, 174
Spouse of Empress Huiwen (惠文后)
empress 后 · Primary marriage
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 6, 10
Parent of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (秦昭王)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 3, 10
Parent of King Wu of Qin (秦武王)
father 父
Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 3, 10

Key source chapters

Career and standing

BC 338 太子立
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 174

Works and attributed material

Edict · Speaker · Direct quotation
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 187

Events and relationships

Ordered execution
Legal · Authority · With Shang Yang (商鞅)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 187
Violated law
Legal · Offender
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 86
Relation Student of · Person Gongzi Qian (公子虔)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 89
Relation Student of · Person Gongsun Jia (公孫賈)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 68, passage 89

References in the histories

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History

8 passages

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 68Biography of Lord Shang · 6 passages

於是太子犯法。 Then the crown prince violated the law.

將法太子。 He was ready to enforce the law against the crown prince himself.

太子，君嗣也，不可施刑，刑其傅公子虔，黥其師公孫賈。 The crown prince is the ruler's heir and cannot be punished. Instead, his tutor Gongzi Qian was tattooed and his teacher Gongsun Jia was branded.

刑黥太子之師傅，殘傷民以駿刑，是積怨畜禍也。 To punish and tattoo the crown prince's tutors, and to injure the people with severe penalties, is to pile up resentment and store away disaster.

後五月而秦孝公卒，太子立。 After five months, Duke Xiao of Qin died, and the crown prince was established as ruler.

秦惠王車裂商君以徇，曰：「莫如商鞅反者！」 King Hui of Qin had Lord Shang's body torn apart by chariots as a warning, saying: 'Let no one be like Shang Yang in rebelling!'

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 72Biography of the Marquis of Rang · 1 passage

而魏冉最賢，自惠王、武王時任職用事。 Wei Ran was the most capable among them. He held office and conducted affairs since the reigns of King Hui and King Wu.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 84Biographies of Qu Yuan and Master Jia · 1 passage

屈平既絀，其後秦欲伐齊，齊與楚從親，惠王患之，乃令張儀詳去秦，厚幣委質事楚，曰：「秦甚憎齊，齊與楚從親，楚誠能絕齊，秦願獻商、於之地六百里。」 After Qu Ping had been dismissed, Qin wished to attack Qi. Since Qi and Chu had formed a close alliance, King Hui of Qin grew alarmed. He dispatched Zhang Yi, who feigned departure from Qin's service and arrived in Chu bearing lavish gifts, pledging himself as a vassal. Zhang Yi told the king of Chu: 'Qin despises Qi, and Qi has allied itself closely with Chu. If Chu would truly sever its ties with Qi, Qin is willing to cede six hundred li of the Shang and Yu territories.'