Regnum Sinense

史记(三:世家)

Shiji III: Hereditary Houses

Shiji 史记 · 255 BC · 秦昭襄王五十二年


Introduction

The entries of the Hereditary Houses for this year: the house of Yan, on the death of King Xiao, and the house of Zhao.


Text and Translation

Text: Chinese source

Text: English Translation

Annotations

[§3] 史记(三:世家)

[§3] Shiji III: Hereditary Houses

燕召公世家:三年卒,子今王喜立。

Hereditary House of the Duke of Shao of Yan: In the third year1 he died, and his son, the present king2, Xi, was set up.

赵世家:十一年,城元氏,县上原。武阳君郑安平死,收其地。

Hereditary House of Zhao: In the eleventh year3, made Yuanshi a Fortress and Shangyuan a County. Lord Wuyang, Zheng Anping, died, and his lands were taken back.

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Terms

Fortress / 城n. a walled place.
County / 县n. the basic unit of direct administration, capitalized as an administrative unit.

Persons

King Xi of Yan 燕王喜King of Yan from 254 BC; son of King Xiao.
Zheng Anping 郑安平A Qin general who went over to Zhao, enfeoffed there as Lord Wuyang 武阳君.

Places

Yuanshi 元氏a Zhao town; modern Yuanshi County, Hebei.
Shangyuan 上原a Zhao place near Yuanshi, made a County in 252 BC; the commentaries give no location.

Notes

1 third yearThe third year of King Xiao of Yan, 255 BC; the king is the unexpressed subject.
2 the present king今王: so the text, from the standpoint of the record the Shiji draws on.
3 eleventh yearThe eleventh year of King Xiaocheng of Zhao, 255 BC.