{"slug": "ying-zheng", "label": "Ying Zheng", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ying_Zheng", "wikidata": null, "qid": null, "description": null, "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [-238, -225], "span_label": ["239 BCE", "226 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 2}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "qin-state", "label": "Qin (state)", "shared": 5}, {"slug": "wang-jian-qin", "label": "Wang Jian (Qin)", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "state-of-zhao", "label": "State of Zhao", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "han-warring-states", "label": "Han (Warring States)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "li-si", "label": "Li Si", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-yan", "label": "State of Yan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "yan-state", "label": "Yan (state)", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "state-of-qin", "label": "State of Qin", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "lu-buwei", "label": "Lü Buwei", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -238, "year_label": "239 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Cheng Jiao, the half-brother of Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, is sent to attack the State of Zhao, but he attempts to usurp power and is defeated and executed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1212004865#China", "title": "239 BC", "revid": 1212004865, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -237, "year_label": "238 BCE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "Ying Zheng, having reached adulthood, celebrates his capping ceremony as the king of Qin.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342094383#China", "title": "238 BC", "revid": 1342094383, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -235, "year_label": "236 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "King Ying Zheng of the State of Qin begins a series of campaigns against the State of Zhao that will end with Zhao's conquest in 228 BC. The Qin generals Huan Yi Yang Duan He and Wang Jian seize nine cities in the Yecheng region.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368088891#China", "title": "236 BC", "revid": 1368088891, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -234, "year_label": "235 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The exile Lü Buwei, facing the suspicion of Ying Zheng, commits suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342603103#China", "title": "235 BC", "revid": 1342603103, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -231, "year_label": "232 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "The king of Qin, Ying Zheng, invites Prince Han Fei, a legalist philosopher and member of the Han royal family, to the Qin court. However, at the instigation of Li Si, he then has him imprisoned and executed as a threat to the state.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1319908071#China", "title": "232 BC", "revid": 1319908071, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -226, "year_label": "227 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qin generals Wang Jian, Li Xin and Wang Ben invade the State of Yan in vengeance for an assassination attempt against the king of Qin, Ying Zheng, that had been organized by Crown Prince Dan.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1288758207#China", "title": "227 BC", "revid": 1288758207, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}, {"year": -225, "year_label": "226 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Qin generals Wang Jian, Li Xin and Wang Ben conquer western Yan and its capital Ji. To secure peace, king Xi of Yan executes his son Crown Prince Dan, who is wanted for the attempted assassination of the king of Qin, Ying Zheng.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360927548#China", "title": "226 BC", "revid": 1360927548, "section": "Events › By place › China"}}]}