Chengjiao (; 256–239 BC), titled Lord of Chang'an (), (

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. After Qin Shi Huang, Ying Zheng inherited the title of King of Qin from his father King Zhuangxiang of Qin, King Zhuangxiang, Chengjiao rebelled at

Tunliu Tunliu () is a district of the city of Changzhi, Shanxi province, China. Lord Chang'an, Chengjiao, brother of Qin Shi Huang Qin Shi Huang (, ; 259–210 BC) was the founder of the Qin dynasty and the first emperor of a unified China. Rathe ...

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granted him the territory of Rao (; modern Raoyang County, Hebei). In 239 BC, Qin forces occupied Rao and he was killed.

Potential betrayal

There are disputes on whether he actually betrayed Qin for such a small land as Rao, as indicated that he did not suffer the punishment of dismemberment as Pu Gu (蒲鶮), a captain of sorts of the traitors in Tunliu.《史记·秦始皇本纪》：将军壁死，卒屯留蒲鶮反，戮其尸。

Family

Some historians, including Li Kaiyuan and Ma Feibai, hypothesize that Ziying, the last king of Qin, may be his son.

In popular culture

In '' Kingdom'', he launched a coup that tried to kill

alongside his own faction. He was later overthrown by Lord Changwen, Xin, loyalists and the mountain tribes. He was later pardoned and allowed leadership during Qin Shi Huang's campaigns. He was also appointed leader during a border war, but torn when the city he expected to be defended, rebelled. He was later killed by a rebel commander after being cornered, using him as an excuse to foment distrust to his brother. He also appeared as an enemy of Qin Shi Huang and the protagonist Xiang Shaolong (項少龍) in Huang Yi's novel and its live action TV series (

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and ), game and comics adaptations.

References

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