Overview
King of Zhao was a ruler.
PeriodAncient China
IdentityHistorical · Male · Title only
RolesRuler
Found inRecords of the Grand Historian
Life and dates
Attested activity
- BC 281 其後秦伐趙，拔石城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 61
- BC 280 明年，復攻趙Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 62
- BC 283 趙王以為賢大夫使不辱於諸侯Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 59
- BC 279 趙王遂行，相如從Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 66, 70
Family
Immediate relationships attested in the translated histories.
- Parent of Crown Prince of Zhao (太子)crown prince 太子 · paternal lineStrongly inferred · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 68
Places and affiliations
- Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation RuledDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 57, 63-64
- At Mianchi 澠池 · Relation Met atDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 70
- At Shicheng 石城 · Relation LostDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 61
Events and relationships
- Agreed to crown prince contingencyDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 70
- Did not surrender jade to qinBC 283 秦亦不以城予趙，趙亦終不予秦璧 · Diplomatic · PartyDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 60
- Feared qin and wished not to goBC 279 趙王畏秦，欲毋行 · Diplomatic · InviteeDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 64
- Lost shichengBC 281 其後秦伐趙，拔石城 · Military · Defender · At Shicheng 石城Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 61
- Massed troops so qin dared not moveBC 279 趙亦盛設兵以待秦，秦不敢動 · Military · PreparerDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 85
- Played zither at qin requestDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 71-72
Show 2 more source-backed claims
- Suffered attack with twenty thousand killedBC 280 明年，復攻趙，殺二萬人 · Military · DefenderDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 62
- Went to mianchi with xiangruDated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passages 66, 70
Source notes
- Historicity historicalDirectly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 81, passage 57
References in the histories
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