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Jing Ke (died 227 BC) was a youxia during the late Warring States period of Ancient China. As a retainer of Crown Prince Dan of the Yan state, he was infamous for his failed assassination attempt on King Zheng of the Qin state, who later became Qin Shi Huang, the Qin Dynasty's first emperor (from 221 BC to 210 BC).
May 6, 2015 · In fact there was also a historical person, Jing Ke, who tried to assassinate the king of Qin and I think he might have been the model for Jet Li's character, the assassin.
Apr 29, 2020 · Jing Ke gained access to his target by arriving with a box that carried the head of a man that the king of Qin wanted dead. Additionally, the assassin carried a map that would be profitable for future military campaigns that the king of Qin was planning.
In the historian Sima Qian’s 86 th chapter of his “史记” (or “Historical Record”), the would-be-assassin, Jing Ke sings these words as he departs the State of Yan and crosses the Yi River towards the States of Zhao and Qin. Tears stream down the faces of those who see Jing Ke off.
Apr 7, 2012 · Chinese Legend about Jing Ke. “This is an actual—I won’t say it’s history—it’s history-legend. “Basically, during the Spring and Autumn period in China, around the time of—I think it was 250 to 300 BC, China was under a period of war. There was about a century of—just constant war and chaos.
Jing Ke (? – 227 BC) was a retainer of Crown Prince Dan of the Yan state and renowned for his failed assassination attempt of King Zheng of the Qin state, who later became Qin Shi Huang, China's first emperor (reign from 221 BC to 210 BC).
China is no exception in the world : it defines itself physically through borders and creates a cohesive cultural group thanks to historical references. One of these founding events is Jing Ke's attempt to kill the king of Qin, who was to become the First Emperor of China.
