Ziying of Qin
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Ying Ziying, also known as Ziying, King of Qin[lower-alpha 1] (Chinese: 秦王子嬰; pinyin: Qín-wáng Zǐyīng, died c. January 206 BC[2]), was the third and last ruler of the Qin dynasty of China. He ruled over a fragmented Qin Empire for 46 days, from mid-October to early December 207 BC. Unlike his predecessor, he ruled as a king instead of emperor. He is referred to in some sources with the posthumous name Emperor Shang of Qin (秦殤帝) although the Qin dynasty had abolished the tradition of according posthumous names to deceased monarchs.[lower-alpha 2]
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Quick Facts Ying Ziying 嬴子嬰, King of Qin ...
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King of Qin | |||||
Reign | October – December 207 BC | ||||
Predecessor | Qin Er Shi (as emperor) | ||||
Born | Unknown | ||||
Died | January 206 BC | ||||
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House | Ying | ||||
Dynasty | Qin | ||||
Father | Unknown (no firm consensus; candidates include Fusu, Chengjiao, Zheng, Yiren) |
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Quick Facts Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese ...
Ziying | |||||||||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 子嬰 | ||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 子婴 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Infant son | ||||||||||||||
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Qin Sanshi | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 秦三世 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Qin Third Generation | ||||||||||||||
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Qin Shangdi | |||||||||||||||
Chinese | 秦殤帝 | ||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Qin Emperor Who Died Young | ||||||||||||||
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