Overview
The translated histories identify King Wuling of Zhao as a ruler. This record brings together 5 passages from 2 chapters across 2 histories, with names, dates, relationships, offices, and events preserved as source-backed claims.
Names
| Type | English | Chinese | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal | King Wuling of Zhao | 趙武靈王 | Zhào Wǔlíng Wáng |
| Title | King Wuling of Zhao | 趙武靈王 | Zhào Wǔlíng Wáng |
| Title | King Wuling of Zhao | 趙武靈王 | Zhao Wuling Wang |
| Regnal | Wuling | 武靈 | Wuling |
Identity
- Historicity
- Historical
- Identification
- Named
- Sex
- Male
- Sex: maleExplicit · houhanshu:131:s0071
- Sex: maleStrongly inferred · shiji:080:s0004
Roles
- Ruler
Life and dates
Attested activity
- Source Date: Text: 故趙武靈王以表武士 · Western Interval: Start: BC 325 · End: BC 299Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:131:s0099
- Source Date: Text: 武靈王有沙丘之亂 · Western Year: BC 295Explicit event contextual date · shiji:080:s0006
- Source Date: Text: 趙武靈王好服之 · Western Interval: Start: BC 325 · End: BC 299Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:131:s0091
- Source Date: Text: 趙武靈王效胡服 · Western Interval: Start: BC 325 · End: BC 299Explicit event contextual date · houhanshu:131:s0071
- Source Date: Text: 趙武靈王時復滅中山 · Western Year: BC 295Explicit event contextual date · shiji:080:s0004
Places and affiliations
- Label: Zhao · Relation: ruledExplicit · shiji:080:s0004
Events and relationships
- Kind: cultural · Role: adopter · Action: copied-Hu-dress-with-gold-knob-and-sableExplicit · houhanshu:131:s0071
- Kind: personal · Role: wearer · Action: loved-Shi-clan-capExplicit · houhanshu:131:s0091
- Kind: military · Role: innovator · Action: marked-warriors-with-pheasant-plumesExplicit · houhanshu:131:s0099
References in the histories
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