田假 / Tian Jia

田假 / Tian Jia enters the wiki through Qinji 130-3 as the Qi king installed by 齐国 officials after 田儋 is killed by 章邯 near Linji. His accession is an emergency restoration choice inside the anti-Qin field.

The source does not present Tian Jia as a stable ruler. 田荣 returns to Qi, rejects the officials’ decision, and attacks him. Tian Jia flees to 楚国, while 田角 and 田间 end up in 赵国.

Tian Jia’s exile then becomes a coalition problem. When 项梁 asks Qi and Zhao to join against Zhang Han, Tian Rong demands that Chu kill Tian Jia first. Chu refuses to kill a refugee who has entrusted himself to it, and Qi therefore withholds troops. Tian Jia is thus less important as a successful ruler than as the personal legitimacy dispute that blocks anti-Qin coordination.

Connections

• 田荣 - rival who expels him and later demands his death.
• 田儋 - dead prior Qi king whose death opens the succession question.
• 田角 and 田间 - associated Qi officers displaced after Tian Rong’s return.
• 楚国, 齐国, and 赵国 - states involved in the refuge and coalition dispute.
• 反秦阵营诸侯化分裂 and 联盟自保失灵 - concepts his exile helps instantiate.