Han Tan
OtherThe eunuchs around Ziying participated in the plot to kill Zhao Gao. According to "Historical Records·Li Si Biography", when Zhao Gao came to Zhai Palace, Ziying ordered Han Tan to assassinate him.
Dynasties of ChinaQin dynastyQin dynasty lineage
King of QinYing Ziying
Reign 207 BCE
After Zhao Gao forced the Second Emperor to be killed, he was appointed King of Qin. He planned to kill Zhao Gao and surrendered to Liu Bang on the 46th day of his reign.
IBiography
- Reign
- Less than a year
- Order of accession
- Ruler #3 · Qin dynasty lineage
- Life dates
- ?–206 BCE
- Titles
- Removed the imperial title and became King of Qin · Reigned for forty-six days
There are different historical records of Ziying's origin. The common saying is that he is the son of Fu Su. Another theory is that he is the brother of the First Emperor or the Second Emperor. In 207 BC, Zhao Gao forced to kill the Second Emperor. He believed that the six kingdoms had been restored and Qin was in decline, so it was not appropriate to call him emperor anymore, so he named Ziying King of Qin instead. Ziying conspired with his two sons and the eunuch Han Tan to refuse to go to the ancestral temple to receive the seal, saying he was ill. When Zhao Gao came to invite him in person, he assassinated him in the Zhai Palace and barred his three tribes. On the forty-sixth day of his reign, Liu Bang broke through Yaoguan and advanced to Bashang. Ziying surrendered beside Zhi Road with a plain chariot and a white horse, holding the emperor's seal and talisman. More than a month later, Xiang Yu entered the pass, killed Ziying and the Qin clan, and burned the Xianyang palace.
IITimeline
During the reign · 207 BCE
PoliticsEstablished as King of Qin
After the death of the Second Emperor, Zhao Gao summoned the minister Prince and announced: Qin was originally a vassal state, and the first emperor became emperor after unifying the world. Now that the six kingdoms have been restored and Qin's territory has shrunk, it is not appropriate to call him emperor in vain. The title of King of Qin should be restored, so Ziying was named King of Qin.
PoliticsKill Zhao Gao
Ziying should go to the ancestral temple to receive the seal after fasting for five days. He suspected that Zhao Gao wanted to harm him, and conspired with his second son and the eunuch Han Tan, claiming that he was ill. Zhao Gao came to urge him in person and was assassinated in Zhai Palace. All three clans were killed.
PoliticsZhi Dao comes out and surrenders
Liu Bang's army broke through Yaoguan and advanced to Bashang. Ziying rode in a plain white horse chariot, tied a ribbon around his neck, sealed the emperor's seal, and surrendered beside Zhi Road. Some of the generals advocated killing him, but Liu Bang thought it would be unlucky to kill him and surrender, so he handed him over to the custody of officials.
After the reign / posthumous events
PoliticsKilled by Xiang Yu
Xiang Yu led the troops of the princes into the pass, killed Ziying and the Prince clan of Qin, massacred Xianyang, burned the Qin palace, and the fire lasted for three months, and robbed the treasures and women and returned eastward. The Qin Dynasty clan was destroyed.
IIIPeople of this reign
Liu Bang
RulersHe led his army into Qin from Wuguan, accepted Ziying's surrender, sealed up the treasury after entering Xianyang, returned the army to the throne, and made a three-part agreement with the elders in Guanzhong.