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Qin Shi Huang秦始皇
Son of Yiren and Zhao Ji, later became Qin Shi Huang.
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- RELATION RECORDS
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- SOURCE WORKS
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RELATIONSHIP COMPASS
Qin Shi Huang, and the people around them.
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01KINSHIPKinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
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Kinship
Blood, marriage and sworn bonds
YirenisQin Shi Huang’s father
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异人大喜曰：“吾闻应运之主，必有异征，是儿骨相非凡，又且生于正月，异日必为政于天下。”
Qin Shi HuangisHuhai’s father
Qin Shi Huang—Xia Jifuneral
02ALLEGIANCEAllegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
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Allegiance
Rulers, appointments and allegiance
Qin Shi HuangisLi Si’s ruler
Wang Jian→Qin Shi Huangaffair
Emperor Ming of Han→Qin Shi Huangfollow precedent
Qin Shi Huang→Zhao Gaoemploy
03CONFLICTConflict
Battles, captures and defeat
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Conflict
Battles, captures and defeat
Qin Shi Huang—Liu Banghostile
Qin Shi Huang→Chen Shenglose country
Qin Shi Huang—Xiang Yuhostile
04THE UNSEENMythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
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Mythic acts
Transformation, aid and divine punishment
Qin Shi Huang→Chiyousacrifice
Wang Cizhong→Qin Shi Huangturned into bird and flew away
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In history · Records of the Three Kingdoms · Records of the Grand Historian · Old Book of Tang
Emperor of the Qin dynasty, attacked the Xiongnu, and tried to cast a tripod at Pengcheng but failed. Qin Shi Huang heard that the ancestor dragon died, and later died himself. Emperor of the Qin dynasty, anomaly of river fish.
In fiction · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms · Collected Biographies of Immortals · Records of Myriad Things · Book of the Later Han · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era · Strategies of the Warring States · Researches into Lost Records · In Search of the Supernatural · New Book of Tang
Son of King Zhuangxiang, ascended the throne at the age of thirteen, state affairs were decided by Lü Buwei.
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- Literature / legend1 profile notes
Records of Myriad Things
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Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms
3 relations3 verified quotations- Qin Shi Huang→ ruler-subject →Li Si
- Zhao Gao→ ruler-subject →Qin Shi Huang
- Yiren→ father-son →Qin Shi Huang
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进李斯为丞相
ruler-subject · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 108
赵高为郎中令
ruler-subject · Chronicles of the Eastern Zhou Kingdoms, ch. 108
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- Official history18 profile notes
Book of Han
4 relations4 verified quotations- Qin Shi Huang→ hostile →Liu Bang
- Qin Shi Huang→ hostile →Xiang Yu
- Liu Xiang→ criticize →Qin Shi Huang
- Qin Shi Huang→ lose country →Chen Sheng
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刘、项随而毙之
hostile · Book of Han, 诸侯王表
亡自戍卒陈胜发
lose country · Book of Han, 五行志_ch. 27上
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- Official history9 profile notes
Book of the Later Han
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Old Book of Tang
3 relations2 verified quotations- Emperor Ming of Han→ follow precedent →Qin Shi Huang
- Qin Shi Huang→ continue use →Emperor Ming of Han
- Emperor Wen of Sui→ recover →Qin Shi Huang
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汉氏因之
continue use · Old Book of Tang, 舆服志
至隋氏一统，始复旧仪
recover · Old Book of Tang, 舆服志
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Records of the Three Kingdoms
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Biographies of Divine Transcendents
0 relations0 verified quotations - Official history13 profile notes
Records of the Grand Historian
25 relations26 verified quotations- Qin Shi Huang→ force surrender →King Wei
- Qin Shi Huang→ captive →King of Zhao
- Zhang Liang→ assassinate →Qin Shi Huang
- Qin Shi Huang→ worship from afar →Emperor Shun
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其王请降
force surrender · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦始皇本纪
得赵王
captive · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦始皇本纪
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Researches into Lost Records
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Water Margin
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In Search of the Supernatural
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Extensive Records of the Taiping Era
3 relations6 verified quotations- Wang Cizhong→ conscript →Qin Shi Huang
- Wang Cizhong→ turned into bird and flew away →Qin Shi Huang
- Qin Shi Huang→ send in cage →Wang Cizhong
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遣使召之，三征不至
conscript · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 书一
遣使召之
conscript · Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 书一
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New Book of Tang
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Strategies of the Warring States
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Collected Biographies of Immortals
1 relations1 verified quotations- Anqi Sheng→ meet →Qin Shi Huang
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秦始皇东游，请见
meet · Collected Biographies of Immortals, 列仙传
History vs. fiction
The mystery of Qin Shi Huang's biological father
The Records of the Grand Historian, Biography of Lü Buwei, explicitly states: 'The lady concealed her pregnancy, and when the full term came, she gave birth to Zheng.' Sima Qian wrote this palace secret into the official history, leading many novels to adopt this account. Although modern times have raised doubts, this is indeed what the official history records.
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刘、项随而毙之
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刘、项随而毙之
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良与客狙击秦皇帝博浪沙中
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至隋氏一统，始复旧仪
- dismissQin Shi Huang → Lü BuweihistRecords of the Grand Historian, 吕不韦列传Records of the Grand Historian, 秦始皇本纪
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秦王十年十月，免相国吕不韦。
吕不韦为相，封十万户
Original relation: employ · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦始皇本纪
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- lose countryQin Shi Huang → Chen ShenglitBook of Han, 五行志_ch. 27上Book of Han, 诸侯王表Book of Han, 贾邹枚路传
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亡自戍卒陈胜发
陈、吴奋其白挺，刘、项随而毙之
Original relation: hostile · Book of Han, 诸侯王表
兵破于陈涉
Original relation: 兵破 · Book of Han, 贾邹枚路传
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王翦、桓𬺈、杨端和攻邺
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赵王使其相李牧来约盟
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破燕太子军，取燕蓟城，得太子丹之首
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李斯为舍人
丞相李斯曰
Original relation: 用其议 · Records of the Grand Historian, 秦始皇本纪
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中车府令赵高行符玺事
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蒙骜、王𬺈、麃公等为将军
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异人大喜曰：“吾闻应运之主，必有异征，是儿骨相非凡，又且生于正月，异日必为政于天下。”
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毐恐祸起，乃与党谋，矫太后玺发卒以反蕲年宫。
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- conscript← Wang Cizhong → Qin Shi HuanglitExtensive Records of the Taiping Era, 书一Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 山Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙五
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遣使召之，三征不至
遣使召之
因而召之。凡三征不致。
始皇既定天下，以其功利于人，征之入秦，不至。
- turned into bird and flew away← Wang Cizhong → Qin Shi HuanglitExtensive Records of the Taiping Era, 书一
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- send in cageQin Shi Huang → Wang CizhonglitExtensive Records of the Taiping Era, 山Extensive Records of the Taiping Era, 神仙五
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始皇怒其不恭，令槛车送之