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Lord Mengchang (simplified Chinese: 孟尝君; traditional Chinese: 孟嘗君; pinyin: Mèngchángjūn; died 279 BC), born Tian Wen, was an aristocrat and statesman of the Qi Kingdom of ancient China, one of the famed Four Lords of the Warring States period.
2 de dic. de 2010 · Lord Mengchang 孟嘗君 (Mengchang Jun, d. c. 280 BCE), personal name Tian Wen 田文 or Gui Wen 嬀文, was a high minister in the state of Qi 齊 during the late Warring States period 戰國 (5th cent-221 BCE). He was the minor son of Counsellor-in-chief Tian Ying 田嬰, and inherited the post of his father, as well as his estates, Xue 薛 and Teng 滕.
Lord Mengchang played a major role in the political life of Qi during the reign of his uncle, but he is chiefly remembered as the lord of an enormous crowd of retainers. Lord Mengchang delighted in being surrounded by men of talent as diverse as possible, and he took pride in the generosity that he displayed in supporting them.
Lord Mengchang was an aristocrat of the State of Qi. He was born Tian Wen, son of Tian Ying and the grandson of King Wei of Qi. He succeeded his father's fief in Xue . Lord Pingyuan. Born Zhao Sheng, he was a son of King Wuling of Zhao, brother of King Huiwen and uncle to King Xiaocheng.
El rey Min de Qi llegó a estar muy influenciado por Lord Mengchang, nieto del ex rey Wei de Qi. Lord Mengchang hizo una alianza hacia el oeste con los estados de Wei y Han. En el lejano oeste, Qin, que se había visto debilitado por una lucha de sucesión en 307, cedió ante la nueva coalición y nombró a Lord Mengchang su primer ministro.
When sent to collect debts owed to Mengchang in his fief of Xue, Feng Xuan instead forgave all the debts of those too poor to repay their loans. Later, when Lord Mengchang lost his post at court and returned to his fief, most of his retainers deserted him, but he found himself well loved by the local residents, all because of Feng Xuan’s ...
In 299 BC, King Zhaoxiang invited Lord Mengchang to Qin with the intention of appointing him as chancellor. However, after hearing (perhaps ill-intended) warnings from his ministers that Lord Mengchang was still loyal to his home state of Qi (which had just soured its diplomatic relationship with Qin), King Zhaoxiang ordered Lord ...
