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King Wu of Qin (Chinese: 秦武王; 329–307 BC), personal name Ying Dang, was the king of the Qin state from 310 to 307 BC. [1] [2]Despite his short time as ruler, King Wu played a part in Qin's wars of unification, mainly through his efforts against the Han state.
The new monarch, King Wu, reigned only four years before dying without legitimate heirs. Some damaging turbulence ensued throughout 307 BC before a son of King Hui by a concubine (i.e. a younger half-brother of King Wu) could be established as King Zhao, who in stark contrast to his predecessor went on to rule for an unprecedented 53 years.
Qin (/ tʃ ɪ n /, or Ch'in [1]) was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty.It is traditionally dated to 897 BC. [2] The Qin state originated from a reconquest of western lands that had previously been lost to the Xirong.
The kings of Qin claimed descent from the Lady Xiu, "the granddaughter" of "a remote descendant" of the Emperor Zhuanxu, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor.Similarly, in the next generation, Lady Hua was said to be descended from Shaodian, [1] the legendary figure who is sometimes the father and sometimes the foster father of the Yellow and Flame Emperors.
Ju Wu (鞠武), a Yan official serving as a tutor to Crown Prince Dan of Yan, suggested to King Xi of Yan to form an alliance with Dai, Qi and Chu to counter the impending Qin invasion. However, the prince opposed Ju Wu's idea and, without gaining his father's approval, sent an assassin Jing Ke to assassinate
King Huiwen of Qin (Chinese: 秦惠文王; 356–311 BC), also known as Lord Huiwen of Qin (Chinese: 秦惠文君), personal name Ying Si, was the ruler of the Qin state from 338 to 311 BC. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was the first ruler of Qin to style himself "King" (王) instead of "Duke" (公).
The first archaeologically attested use of wen and wu as common terms outside of posthumous epithets or as synecdoche for the Zhou founders dates to the Spring and Autumn period, where a ruler of the state of Qin used them to describe some of his positive qualities while asserting his assidiousness in acting as a responsible lineage head. [8]
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