Regnum Sinense

史记(二:表)

Shiji II: Tables

Shiji 史记 · 249 BC · 秦庄襄王元年


Introduction

The row of the Table of the Six States for this year: the entries for Qin, Han and Chu.


Text and Translation

Text: Chinese source

Text: English Translation

Annotations

[§2] 史记(二:表)

[§2] Shiji II: Tables

秦:蒙驚取成皋、榮陽,初置三川郡。呂不韋相,取東周。

Qin: Meng Ao1 took Chenggao and Xingyang2; Sanchuan Commandery was established for the first time. Lü Buwei became Chancellor. Took Eastern Zhou.

韓:秦拔我成皋、榮陽。

Han: Qin took our3 Chenggao and Xingyang.

楚:楚滅魯,頃公遷卞,為家人,絕祀。

Chu: Chu destroyed Lu; Duke Qing was moved to Bian, became a commoner4, and the sacrifices were cut off.

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Terms

Commandery / 郡n. the largest territorial unit of a state, above the County.
Chancellor / 相n. the chief minister of a state.

Persons

Meng Ao 蒙骜Qin general.
Lü Buwei 吕不韦Chancellor of State of Qin, Marquis Wenxin 文信侯; by origin a merchant of Yangdi.
Duke Qing of Lu 鲁顷公The last ruler of Lu, reigned 272–249 BC.

Places

Qin 秦the state of Qin, with its capital at Xianyang, Shaanxi.
Chenggao 成皋a Han town; the Zhengyi: the old Eastern Guo, Zheng's town of Zhi, also called Hulao, the Han dynasty's Chenggao; north-west of modern Xingyang, Henan.
Xingyang 荥阳a Han town east of Chenggao; modern Xingyang, Henan.
Sanchuan Commandery 三川郡a Qin Commandery, named for its three rivers, the Yellow River, Luo River and Yi River (Wei Zhao); established in 249 BC on the lands of Zhou and Han around Luoyang; renamed Henan Commandery under the Han (Pei Yin).
Eastern Zhou 东周the Eastern Zhou domain, the eastern of the two fiefs into which the Zhou royal house was divided, centred on Gong (modern Gongyi, Henan).
Han 韩the state of Han, with its capital at Zheng (modern Xinzheng, Henan).
Chu 楚the state of Chu, with its seat at Juyang.
Lu 鲁the state of Lu, seated at Ju since 255 BC; in 249 BC its last duke was moved to Bian.
Bian 卞a Lu town; east of modern Sishui, Shandong.

Notes

1 Meng Ao蒙驚: the three-commentary edition reads 蒙驁, Meng Ao, as the Basic Annals above.
2 Xingyang榮陽: the three-commentary edition reads 滎陽, Xingyang.
3 our我: the Table speaks from the standpoint of the state whose column it is, so "our Chenggao and Xingyang" are Han's.
4 commoner家人: a private person, one without rank or fief.