太 子 丹

Tài zǐ Dāndictionary entry

Prince Dan of Yan (–226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng 嬴政[Yíng Zhèng] of Qin 秦[Qín] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qín Shǐ huáng]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jīng Kē] in 227 BC

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太子丹 太子丹 [Tai4 zi3 Dan1] /Prince Dan of Yan (–226 BC), commissioned the attempted assassination of King Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] of Qin 秦[Qin2] (later the First Emperor 秦始皇[Qin2 Shi3 huang2]) by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC/

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