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Han Xialei was not a Korean minister and South Korea (the Republic of Korea) did not exist before 1948. I just noticed this and have to fix it immediately but need to proofread the whole thing more later.
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|birth = Zheyi, Zhi, [[Zhou dynasty]]
|birth = Zheyi, {{wiki|Qi (state)|Qi}}, [[Zhou dynasty]]
|death = 397 BCE<br>{{Wiki|Jin (Korean state)|State of Jin}}, [[South Korea|Gojoseon]]
|death = 397 BCE<br>{{Wiki|Jin (Chinese state)|Jin}}
|species = [[Human]]
|species = [[Human]]
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'''Nie Zheng''' (聶政; died 397 BCE) was a [[China|Chinese]] assassin who lived during the {{Wiki|Warring States period}}.
'''Nie Zheng''' (聶政; died 397 BCE) was a [[China|Chinese]] assassin who lived during the {{Wiki|Warring States period}}.
==Biography==
In 397 BCE, Nie Zheng was paid a large sum by the minister Yan Sui who was in the midst of a power struggle with the minister Han Xialei, uncle to {{Wiki|Marquess Lie of Han}}. Zheng succeeded in this [[assassination]]<ref>{{WP|Marquess Lie of Han}}</ref> although he himself was killed in retaliation for the minister's death. He managed to hold off the attacks, killing at least a dozen men but was eventually subdued and killed.<ref>{{WP|zh:聶政|聶政}}</ref>


==Legacy==
==Legacy==

Revision as of 17:58, 21 May 2021


Nie Zheng (聶政; died 397 BCE) was a Chinese assassin who lived during the Warring States period.

Legacy

Alongside Zhuan Zhu, Yu Rang, Cao Mo and Jing Ke, he was listed by the historian Sima Qian as one of China's earliest assassins, known to later generations as "the Five Great Assassins."[1]

Appearances

References