Overview
King Wu of Qin was a ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
RolesRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Death
- BC 310 to BC 307 秦武王卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 3
- UnspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 114
Attested activity
- BC 310 to BC 307 秦武王卒Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 3
- BC 308 襄王四年Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 111
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Spouse of Empress of King Wu (武王后)empress 后 · Primary marriageDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 13
- Child of King Hui of Qin (秦惠王)father 父Strongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 3, 10
- Child of Queen Dowager Xuan (宣太后)mother 母 · Relationship negated in the sourceDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 5
- Child of Empress Huiwen (惠文后)mother 母Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 6
- Sibling of King Zhaoxiang of Qin (秦昭王)younger brother 弟 · Paternal half siblingsDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passages 3, 5
- Kinship Role sons · Count 0 · Negated trueDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 3
- younger brothers contending for the throne 諸弟Kinship Role younger-brothers · Quantity unspecifiedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 72, passage 11
Key source chapters
Places and affiliations
- QinRelation ServedDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 45, passage 111
References in the histories
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