King Zhuangxiang of Qin

**King Zhuangxiang of Qin**
King Zhuangxiang of Qin
Traditional Chinese	秦莊襄王
Simplified Chinese	秦庄襄王
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Qín Zhuāngxiāng Wáng
Yiren
Traditional Chinese	異人
Simplified Chinese	异人
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Yìrén
Zichu
Chinese	子楚
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Zǐchǔ

Full name
	Family name: Ying (嬴); Given name: Yiren (異人); or; Ziyi (子異); or; Zichu (子楚);
Posthumous name
	King Zhuangxiang (莊襄王); or; King Zhuang (莊王); or; King Xiang (襄王)

King Zhuangxiang of Qin
秦莊襄王
King Zhuangxiang of Qin; 秦莊襄王
King of Qin
Reign	c. November 250 BCE – 6 July 247 BCE
Predecessor	King Xiaowen of Qin
Successor	Ying Zheng
Born	281 BCE
Died	6 July 247 BCE (aged 33–34)
Burial	Zhiyang (芷陽)
Spouse	Queen Dowager Zhao
Issue	Ying Zheng; Chengjiao
Full name
Full name
	Family name: Ying (嬴); Given name: Yiren (異人); or; Ziyi (子異); or; Zichu (子楚);
Posthumous name
	King Zhuangxiang (莊襄王); or; King Zhuang (莊王); or; King Xiang (襄王)
House	Ying
Dynasty	Qin
Father	King Xiaowen of Qin
Mother	Queen Dowager Xia

King Zhuangxiang of Qin (281– 6 July 247 BCE), personal name Ying Yiren, 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.