King Zhuangxiang of Qin

King Zhuangxiang of Qin
秦莊襄王
King of Qin
Reignc. November 250 BCE – 6 July 247 BCE
PredecessorKing Xiaowen of Qin
SuccessorYing Zheng
Born281 BCE
Died4 July 247 BCE (aged 34)
Burial
Zhiyang (芷陽)
SpouseQueen Dowager Zhao
IssueYing Zheng
Chengjiao
Full name
Posthumous name
King Zhuangxiang (莊襄王)
or
King Zhuang (莊王)
or
King Xiang (襄王)
HouseYing
DynastyQin
FatherKing Xiaowen of Qin
MotherQueen Dowager Xia
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinQín Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Yiren
Traditional Chinese異人
Simplified Chinese异人
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYìrén
Zichu
Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZǐchǔ

King Zhuangxiang of Qin (281– 6 July 247 BCE), personal name Ying Yiren (嬴異人), Ying Ziyi or Ying Zichu, was a king of the state of Qin. He was the father and predecessor of Qin Shi Huang, who would later unify China proper and become China's first emperor. He was posthumously honored as a Taishang Huang by the Qin dynasty.