King Xiaowen of Qin 秦孝文王 | |||||
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Reign | 12 November – 14 November 250 BC[1] | ||||
Predecessor | King Zhaoxiang | ||||
Successor | King Zhuangxiang | ||||
Born | 302 BC | ||||
Died | 14 November 250 BC (aged 51–52) | ||||
Spouse | Queen Dowager Huayang Queen Dowager Xia | ||||
Issue | King Zhuangxiang of Qin | ||||
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Father | King Zhaoxiang of Qin | ||||
Mother | Queen Dowager Tang |
King Xiaowen of Qin (302–250 BC) was a Chinese king, who had a very brief reign of state of Qin. He is also known as Lord Anguo (安國君). His grandson was Emperor Qin Shi Huang.
Xiaowen was the second son of King Zhaoxiang of Qin and Queen Tang, and grandson of Queen Dowager Xuan.
He was a king of the Qin for less than one year, and died three days after his coronation.
Various theories about his short reign have been proposed. The most accepted theory is that he was very old when he ascended to the throne (his father ruled for over 50 years).[2]
However, a conspiracy theory that Lü Buwei poisoned the king, or at least hastened his death, to put the next king, King Zhuangxiang of Qin, onto the throne has been proposed. This is supported in a way by the fact that Zhuangxiang reigned for only 3 years [contradictory].[3]
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