Ancient China · Royal Family Member

Mother of King Qian of Zhao 趙王遷母

Attested BC 235 - BC 228

Passages: 2
Chapters: 2
Histories: 2

Overview

Mother of King Qian of Zhao was a Royal Family Member.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 235 to BC 228 趙王遷時
Dated from the passage context · Book of Han 59, passage 114
BC 235 to BC 228 趙王遷立，其母倡也
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

Family

Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.

Parent of King Qian of Zhao (趙王遷)
mother 母 · maternal line
mother 母
Directly stated · Book of Han 59, passage 114; Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

Key source chapters

Career and standing

singing girl 倡
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 102, passage 116

References in the histories

Book of Han, Chapter 59Volume 50: Zhang, Feng, Ji and Zheng · 1 passage

後會趙王遷立，其母倡也，用郭開讒，而誅李牧，令顏聚代之。 Then King Qian of Zhao ascended; his mother was a former singing girl who listened to Guo Kai, had Li Mu put to death, and put Yan Ju in his place.

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 102Biographies of Zhang Shizhi and Feng Tang · 1 passage

其後會趙王遷立，其母倡也。 Later, it so happened that King Qian of Zhao came to the throne. His mother had been a singing girl.