Ancient China · Ruler

King Xiaocheng of Zhao 趙孝成王

Zhào Xiàochéng Wáng

First attested BC 251; died BC 245

Passages: 4
Chapters: 1
Histories: 1

Overview

King Xiaocheng of Zhao was a ruler.

Life and dates

Death

BC 245 十年
Dated from the passage context · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 164-165

Attested activity

BC 251 今王喜四年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 140-141
BC 245 十年
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 164-165

Places and affiliations

Polity Zhao 趙 · Relation Ruled
Directly stated · Records of the Grand Historian 34, passages 141, 165

References in the histories

Records of the Grand Historian, Chapter 34House of Yan Shaogong · 4 passages

燕王命相栗腹約歡趙，以五百金為趙王酒。 The Yan king ordered the prime minister Li Fu to make an alliance with Zhao, using five hundred pieces of gold to buy wine for the King of Zhao.

還報燕王曰：「趙王壯者皆死長平，其孤未壯，可伐也。」 He returned and reported to the Yan king, saying, “Zhao’s strong men all died at Changping. Their orphans are not yet grown. We can attack them.”

唯獨大夫將渠謂燕王曰：「與人通關約交，以五百金飲人之王，使者報而反攻之，不祥，兵無成功。」 Only the grandee Jiang Qu said to the Yan king, "Having opened the borders and made an alliance, you used five hundred pieces of gold to feast the King of Zhao; when your envoy returned with his report you attacked him again. This is inauspicious—the army will not succeed."

趙孝成王卒，悼襄王立。 King Xiaocheng of Zhao died, and King Daoxiang succeeded him.