Qin and Han · Aristocrat

Marquis of Pingling 平陵侯

Attested BC 118

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Marquis of Pingling was an aristocrat.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 118 相如既卒
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 67, passages 257, 259

Career and standing

Marquis of Pingling 平陵侯
Held
Directly stated · Book of Han 67, passage 259

Events and relationships

Relation Addressee of letter from · Person Sima Xiangru (司馬相如)
Directly stated · Book of Han 67, passage 259

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 67Volume 57b: Sima Xiangru · 1 passage

相如它所著，若《遺平陵侯書》、《與五公子相難》、《草木書篇》，不採，采其尤著公卿者雲。 Other pieces attributed to him—letters to the Marquis of Pingling, debates with the five gentlemen, botanical sketches—are omitted here; this chapter records chiefly what he laid before the high ministers.