Prince Dan of Yan
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Prince Dan of Yan was a royal prince of the ancient Chinese state of Yan, best known for orchestrating the failed assassination attempt on the Qin king by the assassin Jing Ke during the Warring States period.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinese prince
ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ royal person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jing Ke
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King Zheng of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-conspirator |
Qin Wuyang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tian Guang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Qin–Yan conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Ancient Chinese ⓘ |
| deathCause | executed after Qin retaliation (traditional account) ⓘ |
| deathPlace | territory of Yan (traditional account) ⓘ |
| enemy |
King Zheng of Qin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | late Warring States period ⓘ |
| father | King Xi of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floruit | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAssassin | Jing Ke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | patriotic but imprudent prince (traditional view) ⓘ |
| historicalSource |
Records of the Grand Historian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiji, Biographies of Assassins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
employing the assassin Jing Ke
ⓘ
failed assassination attempt at the Qin court ⓘ plotting the assassination of King Zheng of Qin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy | example of resistance to Qin unification in Chinese historiography ⓘ |
| motive |
to protect the State of Yan from conquest
ⓘ
to stop Qin expansion ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Prince of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination attempt on King Zheng of Qin ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
State of Qin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | member of Yan royal family ⓘ |
| portrayedIn |
Chinese historical dramas about Jing Ke
ⓘ
literature on famous assassins in Chinese history ⓘ |
| positionHeld | prince of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | King Xi of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | capital of Yan ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | mastermind of the Jing Ke assassination plot ⓘ |
| royalHouse | House of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicAction | sought to assassinate Qin ruler instead of open war ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsPretext | hostility of Qin toward Yan ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Yan