Crown Prince Dan of Yan was a crown prince of the state of Yan during the Warring States Period

Warring States Period

The Warring States Period , also known as the Era of Warring States, or the Warring Kingdoms period, covers the Iron Age period from about 475 BC to the reunification of China under the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC...

 in China

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. Originally a hostage in the State of Qin, he was sent back to Yan in 232 BC. He sent Jing Ke

Jing Ke

Jing Ke was a guest residing in the estates of Dan, crown prince of Yan and renowned for his failed assassination attempt of Ying Zheng, King of Qin state, who later became China's first emperor...

 to assassinate Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang

Qin Shi Huang , personal name Ying Zheng , was king of the Chinese State of Qin from 246 BC to 221 BC during the Warring States Period. He became the first emperor of a unified China in 221 BC...

, then Emperor of China

Emperor of China

The Emperor of China refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning between the founding of Qin Dynasty of China, united by the King of Qin in 221 BCE, and the fall of Yuan Shikai's Empire of China in 1916. When referred to as the Son of Heaven , a title that predates the Qin unification, the...

, but he failed. King Xi of Yan

King Xi of Yan

King Xi of Yan was the last sovereign of the state of Yan in the last days Warring States Period of Chinese history. He was the son of King Xiao of Yan . He was born as Ji Xi , the same name of King Lie of Zhou and Count Yi of Cao .In the 28th year of his reign, the State of Qin began its...

, Dan's father and the last king of Yan, ordered the execution of Dan to please the Qin after Ji, the capital of Yan, had fallen . Invasion of Qin did halt for few years, during which time the states of Wei and Chu were conquered. Meanwhile the King Xi of Yan

King Xi of Yan

King Xi of Yan was the last sovereign of the state of Yan in the last days Warring States Period of Chinese history. He was the son of King Xiao of Yan . He was born as Ji Xi , the same name of King Lie of Zhou and Count Yi of Cao .In the 28th year of his reign, the State of Qin began its...

 moved to the Liaodong Commandery.

The state of Yan was conquered in 222 BC

222 BC

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 and King Xi was captured.

All except King Xi were featured in the Chinese period epic The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin

The Emperor and the Assassin, also known as The First Emperor, is a 1998 Chinese historical romance film based primarily on Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin, as described in Sima Qian's Records of the Grand Historian. The film was directed by Chen Kaige and stars Gong Li, Zhang...

. Prince Dan is also featured in the 2004 TV series Assassinator Jing Ke

Assassinator Jing Ke

Assassinator Jing Ke is a Chinese television series released in 2004. The series is based on a semi-fictional story of the assassin Jing Ke, who attempted to kill Ying Zheng, the king of Qin, in 227 BC. Liu Ye stars as the titular protagonist.-Plot:...

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