Ancient China · Ruler

Shihuang 始皇

Shǐhuáng

Attested BC 230 - BC 221

Passages: 1
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Shihuang was a ruler.

Life and dates

Attested activity

BC 230 to BC 221 始皇師之
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 182

Places and affiliations

Polity Qin 秦 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 182

Events and relationships

Relation Student of · Person Wang Jian (王翦)
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 73, passage 182

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 73Biographies of Bai Qi and Wang Jian · 1 passage

王翦為秦將，夷六國，當是時，翦為宿將，始皇師之，然不能輔秦建德，固其根本，偷合取容，以至圽身。 Wang Jian as Qin's general extinguished the six states. At that time, Jian was a veteran general whom Shihuang relied upon, yet he could not assist Qin in establishing virtue and consolidating its foundations, but instead sought favor and accommodated himself, leading to his ruin.