Dates uncertain · Ruler

King of Qi 齊王

Qi Wang

Dates uncertain

Passages: 6
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King of Qi was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

suicide 自殺
Directly stated · Book of Han 74, passages 313, 317

Career and standing

King of Qi 齊王
Directly stated · Book of Han 74, passage 308

Events and relationships

Type illicit-relations-with-elder-sister · 與姊奸
Directly stated · Book of Han 74, passage 312

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 74Volume 64a: Yan, Zhu, Wuqiu, Zhufu, Xu, Yan, Zhong, Wang, and Jia 1 · 6 passages

元朔中，偃言齊王內有淫失之行，上拜偃為齊相。 During Yuanshuo he denounced the king of Qi for incest and depravity; the emperor named him chancellor of Qi to deal with it.

乃使人以王與姊奸事動王。 He then leaked word of the king's incest with his own half-sister to break his nerve.

王以為終不得脫，恐效燕王論死，乃自殺。 The king saw no way out, dreaded the block like the late king of Yan, and opened his own veins.

及齊王以自殺聞，上大怒，以為偃劫其王令自殺，乃征下吏治。 News of the suicide enraged the emperor; he believed Yan had hounded the king to death and threw him to the jailers.

偃服受諸侯之金，實不劫齊王令自殺。 Yan admitted the bribes but swore he never drove the king to suicide.

上欲勿誅，公孫弘爭曰：「齊王自殺無後，國除為郡，入漢，偃本首惡，非誅偃無以謝天下。」 The emperor would have spared him, but Hong insisted: "Qi is now a commandery without an heir because of Yan. He is the author of the crime; spare him and you cannot face the realm."