Jing Ke
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Jing Ke was a famed Warring States–era assassin best known for his failed attempt to kill the Qin king, later Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Warring States period person
ⓘ
assassin ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | Warring States period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Crown Prince Dan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Qin NERFINISHED ⓘ Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ state of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Chinese ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBySource | Records of the Grand Historian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Crown Prince Dan of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Han Chinese ⓘ |
| fictionalizedIn |
Chinese historical dramas
ⓘ
Chinese opera ⓘ wuxia novels ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfRepresentation | heroic biography ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStoryElement |
bringing the severed head of a Qin traitor as a pretext for audience
ⓘ
chasing the King of Qin around a pillar ⓘ presentation of a map concealing a dagger ⓘ |
| hasChineseName | 荊軻 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfStory | youxia tale ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Chinese literature about assassins
ⓘ
martial-hero (wuxia) traditions ⓘ |
| knownFor |
attempting to stop Qin expansion
ⓘ
courage ⓘ loyalty to Prince Dan of Yan ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| legacy |
iconic assassin in Chinese cultural memory
ⓘ
symbol of resistance against tyranny ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed during failed assassination attempt ⓘ |
| motive |
loyalty to his patron Prince Dan
ⓘ
to protect Yan from Qin conquest ⓘ |
| notableEvent | assassination attempt on the King of Qin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
attempted assassination of the King of Qin
ⓘ
failed attempt to kill Qin Shi Huang ⓘ |
| occupation | assassin ⓘ |
| opponent | Qin state expansion ⓘ |
| partOf | Assassins of the Warring States tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Qin court ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
patriotic hero of Yan
ⓘ
righteous assassin ⓘ |
| served | Crown Prince Dan of Yan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetOfAssassination |
King Zheng of Qin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qin Shi Huang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfActivity | 3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| transcribedName | Jīng Kē NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
State of Yan