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Tian Shi

d. 206 BCE · 3rd century BCE

Tian Shi was a member of the royal Tian family of Qi who became king of Qi during the rising against the Qin dynasty. In 206 BCE Xiang Yu moved him to the minor kingdom of Jiaodong on the Shandong peninsula. His uncle Tian Rong refused the settlement, and when Tian Shi went to Jiaodong, Tian Rong pursued and killed him.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Tian Shi. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/tian-shi-king-of-qi
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