Qin and Han · Short-lived King of Chu

Xiang Qiang 襄彊

Xiāng Qiáng

Died BC 209

Passages: 2
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

Xiang Qiang was a Short-lived King of Chu.

Life and dates

Death

BC 209 二世元年
Responsible Person Id Ge Ying (葛嬰)
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 58

Attested activity

BC 209 二世元年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 48, passages 7, 57

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 48House of Chen She · 2 passages

葛嬰至東城，立襄彊為楚王。 Ge Ying reached Dongcheng and set up Xiang Qiang as the King of Chu.

嬰後聞陳王已立，因殺襄彊，還報。 When Ge Ying later learned that Chen She had already been crowned king, he killed Xiang Qiang and returned to report.